![]() ![]() These fuses protect four separate circuits. In this transformer from Loran, there are a series of terminals to which the light fixture wires will be connected. Now, from the outside, they look like metal boxes, but inside, it's a different story. They're transformers and they'll reduce my household current of 110 to 120 volts, down to about 12 volts, which is relatively safe to work with. Now these are what put the low in low voltage lighting. A few day later, I have all my materials and I'm ready to go to work. Once I approve it all, Gary and Rachel come back and mark the actual fixture locations with landscaping flags. It shows the location of every light, and includes a table describes every fixture. Now here's the plan that Gary and Rachel have worked up. We will then go back to our studio and we will create lighting specifications that will indicate all of this precise exact fixture, bits and pieces and parts that will be required. Not terribly elaborate, but just enough that we have a good reasonable resemblance of the property and the key features on it. Well, the first thing that's gonna happen is, Rachel and I are gonna make a sketch of the property. Now that we've covered everything, what would be the next step? By illuminating the landscape features that are outside that window, it all of a sudden becomes transparent again and it brings that tree into the room, as part of the room. When you're in a room at night and you look out, the windows become black. There is this tree over here which I've been wondering about. Put a, a fixture actually in the water and get some sparkle and - and reflection. I don't know if it offers any opportunity or not. I think this might be the place to light it using a light at the top, rather than accenting it from the bottom. ![]() So I think that's the way we should approach this. What I would propose would be to install fixtures on both the left and right sides, down at grade level, and then shooting up and that would light the entire object. Īnd the way you've got the, the plantings on it is just - just perfect for lighting. ![]() In fact, I was gonna rent the house out for weddings, once. I love this because it's really - you know, it's got the canopy well established over at the bittersweet. This is my - one of two arbors I've got here. We're fortunate to have this tree right next to us, and that gives us another opportunity for some of that moonlighting. But I think you want to see the whole pond with the plantings. It's a beautiful little feature and of course the, the focal point is the waterfall, so I'd like to get a little bit of light on that. Does that offer an opportunity for, for lighting at night? This is one of my favorite daytime landscaping elements right here, the pond. There's something over here I want to show you. Well, you know what my lighting's been out here? Well, we can start with this tree by installing a very small fixture that would have a pale blue lens on it, casting light down over this area and we also try to capture some of the light and shadow that will be created as the light passes through leaves and stems. Some trees can also be lit from the top downward, to simulate moonlight filtering through the branches. You can see, it also has a very wonderful sculptural shape to it. Well, we have another opportunity here with the curly willow. These trees are uniquely sculptural and the, the skeletal structure, the branch structure is so open and beautiful twists and turns. Gary explains that one way to light trees is from the ground upward, a technique called uplighting. My theme is very much about trees, so that's where we'll start. There's a theme, there is a design that's already been conceived here and what I find is useful, is to start with that as - in terms of composition. You know, what I like to do is, look at what the natural landscaping is already saying. ![]() You know, I, I sort of look at this as a blank canvas, if you will. So I've asked lighting designers, Gary Novosel and Rachel Pfeiffer to help me out. So I want to consider some landscape lighting, but most important of all, I want it to look natural. I love to take this in during the daytime, but you know what happens at night? It goes black. To me, landscaping is to my outdoor space what furniture, carpeting and accessories are to the inside. I can promise you that you’ll get all that and more in today’s show. This is a terrific do it yourself project if you have a good plan, use the right devices and know a few simple installation tricks. It’s amazing how the right lights can transform outdoor space into an enchanted night time setting. So today we are going to do some exterior decorating in the form of low voltage landscape lighting. You know if I think of my back yard almost as an extension of my home. ![]()
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