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Garden & Landscape Lighting Information:

Garden and landscape lighting has two main goals - enhancing the aesthetic beauty of a home’s plantings and increasing security. A comprehensive landscape lighting plan will include a variety of landscape lighting fixtures to highlight architectural features and landscaping plus landscape lighting fixtures designed for safety and security. Lighting Fixtures and Ceiling Fans.com carries the best quality and most popular landscape lighting fixtures available today. We have the expertise to blend decorative landscape lighting and security landscape lighting into a visually coordinated and aesthetically pleasing scheme. You will find - in stock - a comprehensive selection of landscape lighting fixtures from leading manufacturers including Hadco, Kichler, Intermatic, Focus, and Vistapro. Whatever blends with your lifestyle - formal, traditional, casual or contemporary - Lighting Fixtures and Ceiling Fans.com has landscape lighting fixtures for your home, in stock, and ready for installation.

Selecting Your Garden & Landscape Lighting Fixtures:

Landscape lighting fixture styles continue to evolve along with our lifestyles. With the tendency toward cocooning at home, families are opting to add landscape lighting to take entertaining to the outdoors. More options in landscape lighting fixtures have become available. Landscape lighting fixtures are better engineered and more durable. New landscape lighting bulbs can provide up to 25 percent more light and a much longer lifespan, with choices of incandescent, compact fluorescent, mercury vapor and halogen. We see much greater attention to authentic details in landscape lighting fixture construction and finishes. Consumers have a greater appreciation for authenticity and attention to detail. Matte finishes such as nickel, brushed steel and weathered patinas provide landscape lighting fixtures with more depth that blends smoothly with a variety of decors.

Low Voltage (12-volt): The best choice for a do-it-yourself landscape lighting project, the 12-volt system is the most energy efficient, the least expensive and safest for a non-professional to install. Cables can be strung along the surface without insulated conduit and junction boxes. This system is also the most flexible, since landscape lighting fixtures can be moved without disrupting plantings. A 12-volt system requires a transformer.

Line Voltage (120-volt): Using the standard line voltage in most homes, the 120-volt system provides power for a larger landscape lighting plan including security lighting. This system is generally installed by landscape lighting professionals and is intended to be a permanent system that meets local and national electrical codes. If you plan to install landscape lighting in stages, be sure to install the power system for the entire project in stage one.

Combination Line and Low Voltage: One option is to use a combination of 12-Volt and 120-volt systems. Using transformers, 12-volt circuits can be spun off a main 120-volt line. If your landscape lighting is not installed by a licensed electrician, take care that installation is done according to local electrical codes. When in doubt, bring in a professional.

Unusual shaped trees or shrubs, a vine-covered pergola, climbing roses, an antique brick wall, a statue - all can be the focus of landscape lighting drama with the proper landscape lighting fixtures. A pool becomes a natural focal point with submersible landscape lighting.

Main entrances, driveway and walkways, steps and paths, the garage entrance, the patio barbeque - anywhere you may need landscape lighting to help you move throughout your property safely.

Landscape lighting fixtures must endure harsh extremes of temperature and weather. Be sure landscape lighting fixtures are UL certified for outdoor use landscapes and that construction and finishes are durable.

Choose incandescent light bulbs (the most popular choice due to their lower initial cost), halogen or compact fluorescent bulbs (more energy efficient and longer lasting). Many new landscape lighting bulbs have been developed that emit more light and last many times longer than bulbs available in the past.

Landscape lighting prices vary widely. Many people execute their landscape lighting plan in stages, adding more lighting each year. It is best to install the permanent power system with the first stage. Remember, landscape lighting can greatly enhance the appearance of your home.

Lighting Fixtures and Ceiling Fans.com has a staff of professionals, ALA Certified Lighting Consultants (CLC) who can help with landscape lighting style, function and installation.

You will never go wrong choosing quality in the landscape lighting design and fixtures, quality in service and quality in the lighting center and installation personnel.

Improve Ambiance and Safety with Garden & Landscape Lighting:

Your landscape lighting plan will have a major effect on the total appearance of your home. The choice and placement of landscape lighting fixtures is the most important aspect of creating a luxurious landscape appearance. But which landscape lighting fixture delivers what landscape lighting effect?

UL Outdoor Rated Lanterns and Wall Sconces are excellent choices for main entrances and the garage.

UL Outdoor Rated Ceiling Fixtures are popular landscape lighting options for porches, breezeways and garage-to-house covered walkways.

Bollards and Post Lights are used to light main driveways and walkways. These landscape lighting fixtures are positioned near the ground and light a wide area.

Spreads and Diffusers are low-voltage, weatherproof landscape lighting fixtures commonly used to outline driveways and sidewalks with a softer light.

Floodlights are excellent for extra security lighting near entrances or mounted in trees to downlight an outdoor deck or backyard.

Spotlights are practical accent lighting used to highlight landscaping with uplights in trees, to showcase a statue or to graze a textured antique brick wall for visual interest.

In-Ground or Well Lights are often used when the landscape lighting fixture needs to be concealed. Concealing the light source when uplighting or silhouetting trees makes the effect much more dramatic.

Halogen and Compact Fluorescent Bulbs may be used in many landscape lighting fixtures to lower energy costs and extend bulb life.

Motion Sensors and Photocells make enjoying your landscape lighting easy and provide worry-free security lighting when you are away.

Recognizing Quality in Garden & Landscape Lighting Fixtures:

From the design concept to the final quality control inspection, quality resides in the many details of landscape lighting fixtures. Quality in landscape lighting fixtures means authenticity in design details and fine craftsmanship. Quality in function and design is in the attention to details from start to finish.

Landscape Lighting Fixture Finishes: Finishes should be both durable and handsome. High quality finishes on landscape lighting fixtures increase durability, resisting tarnish, corrosion and flaking. Brushed metal finishes and weathered patinas have gained popularity and are top sellers today. Look for any imperfections, bubbles, chips or scratches that may indicate a lower quality landscape lighting fixture.

Landscape Lighting Fixture Quality Control: Manufacturers of high quality landscape lighting fixtures maintain rigorous quality control inspections and testing procedures. The importance of a final quality control inspection and testing prior to shipping cannot be emphasized enough.

We are the landscape lighting specialists. Each member of our sales and service staff has been thoroughly trained on every brand of landscape lighting fixture we sell. Our people are knowledgeable experts on landscape lighting fixtures of all types, styles and manufacturers. We remain current on trends and new innovations in landscape lighting.

The Lighting Fixtures and Ceiling Fans.com difference in landscape lighting fixtures is a commitment to quality at every level. We can offer solid advice and make experienced recommendations for the right landscape lighting fixtures for your home. We are also available to answer questions about landscape lighting fixture installation. Whether you need help locating a part for your existing landscape lighting fixture, technical help with a home landscape lighting installation or assistance in choosing the right landscape lighting fixture style for your home office, Lighting Fixtures and Ceiling Fans.com should be your first contact via e-mail, telephone or a personal visit.