The summer is an excellent time to enjoy the outdoors as much as possible. When you include an outdoor lighting plan in your landscape design, you will get to spend quality time in the yard all day, day and night. The right lighting not only makes it possible to linger outside, longer, it encourages you and your guests to do so. Here are ways to include strategic outdoor lighting in your Madison and Mendham, NJ, area landscape updates:
Brighten Your Property Entrance
Adding outdoor lighting to the front of your property creates an inviting visual for guests and passersby. You can add lighting to both sides of your driveway entrance, such as by including lighting within a retaining wall, pillars, or recessed at the ground level. Garden bed lighting can bring attention to an area of your landscape that you may not usually notice at night, and show off the movement of ornamental grass on a breeze evening. If you have a water fountain in your front yard that impresses your guests, make this structure even more awe-inspiring by shining some light on the rippling movement of the water.
Illuminate Your Paver Walkways
Proper outdoor lighting around walkways helps to show guests how to navigate your landscape while also helping to set an inviting tone as they walk about, such as making their way from your paver driveway to the backyard and your paver patio. Eye-catching walkway lighting can help you show guests that they are most welcome to linger, whether it’s spaced-out lighting along the pavers or more prominent fixtures that help to line the path.
Brighten Up the Backyard
Your backyard can serve as both an excellent relaxation spot and outdoor party destination if it has outdoor lighting that you can manage depending on the agenda for the evening. You can brighten up an expansive area of grass by having the option for spotlighting while your kids can run around and play while you sit and relax nearby. And when that fun is over, you can easily turn off that lighting from your mobile device and rely on the ambient outdoor lighting around your patio as you relax and continue chatting with your guests.
Give Your Party Space an Entertaining Vibe
Outdoor lighting is also a smart property addition when you want to add a party atmosphere to your property. Ample lighting within the inground pool and the pool deck will encourage late-night swims and even some cannonballs. While everyone takes a final dip, you may want to retreat to the outdoor kitchen to prepare some snacks or dessert—and task lighting can give you a way to do this without detracting from the fun others are having. You can then all enjoy your culinary delights by the glow of your favorite fire feature.