Outdoor Lighting

There's no better way to show off your yard or garden than with strategically-placed outdoor lights. Your outdoor lighting system should complement the design of your yard, but it is more complicated than that. When installing outdoor lighting, you will need to understand how light works in different environments and, more seriously, what safety precautions you will need to take when installing electrical lighting outdoors.

The links below will answer all of this and more. From the initial steps of outdoor lighting design—deciding what you want to emphasize and what outdoor lighting appliances you find the most attractive—to the final steps—determining wiring logistics and safe installation—these Web sites will help you all along the way with purchasing information, tips and links to even more outdoor lighting sources. The Internet is a great research tool for all the information you'll need on outdoor lighting to turn your yard from dark to a 24-hour attraction.

By Margaret Dilloway