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Garden Lights
With Western Australia's fantastic climate people are making the most of outdoor living. Outdoor lighting adds another dimension to the enjoyment of outdoor living. It enhances gardens, decks, buildings and trees.
Outdoor lighting adds character to the environment you live in and entices you outside to take in the evening.
For our full range of garden lights please visit our showroom or click on a link under Our Brands.
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| SPREAD LIGHTING |
| Description: Spread lighting uses specially designed fittings mounted on a short stand to throw pools of light onto the ground. Ideal for illuminating low level planting, it is also an effective alternative for lighting paths or driveways. These copper fittings cast a warm, reddish light and blend well with their surroundings as they weather. |
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| UP LIGHTING |
| Description: Uplighting is when the light source is placed in front of, and below, the object to be lit. It's especially effective for highlighting a large focal point in the garden - a tree, a big shrub, or architectural features such as pillars, statuary and urns. |
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| DOWN LIGHTING |
| Description: In down lighting, the light source is placed above the odject to be lit. Downlighting is usually used to emphasise the architectural features of a house or garden buildings, to highlight doorways or gates, or to spotlight objects such as planters or benches. |
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| SILHOUETTING |
| Description: Sometimes also called backlighting, silhouetting is when the light source is placed behind the object to be lit. It can be used to create truly dramatic lighting effects. An opaque object, such as a statue, will have its outline defined, but its detail will remain shrouded in shadow. A translucent object, however - like the foliage in the picture - will shine. |
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| PATH LIGHTING |
| Description: Path lighting needs no explanation, but it does need careful planning. The light beam needs to be kept at ground level because if path lights dazzle, the effect will be uncomfortable and possibly hazardous. If a path is to be lit as part of a wider garden lighting scheme, keeping the path lighting discreet will usually enhance the impact of the lighting elsewhere. |
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| STEP LIGHTING |
| Description: Whether lighting a single step on a garden path, or an entire staircase minimising glare is a safety issue. It's also an aesthetic consideration. Unless the steps are a distinctive architectural feature in their own right, the use of discreet fittings that create little light spill will avoid distracting attention from more interesting features in the lit garden. |
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| WATER REFLECTION |
| Description: At night, a pool, pond or lake is a mirror. Lighting an object near the edge of the water, or branches overhanging it, will create a reflection on its surface. On a still night, it will be a perfect mirror image. When a soft breeze blows, the reflection will dance on the ripples. |
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| WATER FEATURE LIGHTING |
| Description: Most garden lighting illuminates static features. Lighting the flow of a fountain or other water feature introduces movement into the night-time garden. To uplight the flow, waterproof fittings can be safely immersed in the water. Alternatively, fittings can be concealed in nearby planting or incorporated unobtrusively in the hardscaping. |
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