http://glowgardens.com Your guide to landscape and garden lighting for creating an illuminating yard! Thu, 22 Jul 2010 19:56:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The landscape lighting design of a home is important but in order for the house to be safe and secure for the homeowners the use of outdoor wall lights is crucial. There are often dark spots around a house where intruders could easily hide beneath the darkness that envelopes the night. Corners and sidewalls are [...]]]> http://glowgardens.com/safe-and-secure-with-outdoor-wall-lights/ Landscape lighting architects work hard to create the perfect outdoor lighting plan that will enhance the yard and all of its features without overpowering the landscape. To do this they call upon the most noted and proven names in outdoor lighting. Kichler outdoor lighting is one of the leading outdoor lighting manufacturers in the industry. [...]]]> http://glowgardens.com/kichler-outdoor-lighting/ The use of solar power to light up the darkness is not a new invention. Solar panels have been providing power to light homes for many years. What is new is the technology that has allowed solar landscape lights to be created that are more powerful, smaller, and able to absorb more power from less [...]]]> http://glowgardens.com/solar-landscape-lights/ Outdoor wall lights are one of the most popular light choices for outdoor lighting. Outdoor lights, like the wall sconce, provide illumination that brightens the dark and is often the first light that people see when they approach a home. The light shining on the porch welcoming visitors is a welcome sight for weary travelers [...]]]> http://glowgardens.com/outdoor-wall-lights/ One of the oldest light lanterns is the outdoor light lantern made from paper. These are often called Japanese or Chinese paper lanterns. Paper lanterns have been used for entertaining for decades. The popularity of these lanterns has made forced designers to create more designs, colors, and sizes than ever before. Outdoor lanterns add light [...]]]> http://glowgardens.com/paper-lanterns-as-an-outdoor-light-lantern/ Curb appeal is one of the first things that a prospective homeowner notices when house hunting. This is the initial impression the person gets when they arrive at the house and is an important part of designing the landscape. The use of outdoor landscape lights and the outdoor lantern light can make an excellent first [...]]]> http://glowgardens.com/outdoor-light-lantern/ Outdoor light fixtures have come a long way since the days of lanterns and streetlights with simple utility-type covers over a bare bulb. One drive through residential neighborhoods will reveal a completely new world of outdoor lighting options that rival the variety of lights that can be installed inside the house. This assortment of lights [...]]]> http://glowgardens.com/outdoor-light-fixtures/ An outdoor light fixture is a light fixture used to bring light to an otherwise dark area of the exterior of the home. It is an integral part of the landscape lighting plan and is available in many different styles, colors, sizes, power options and more. Choosing the type of outdoor light fixture to be [...]]]> http://glowgardens.com/outdoor-light-fixture/ Most lighting systems that are indoors are based on 120 volts and must be installed by an electrical contractor. On the other hand, there are low voltage outdoor lighting installations that run on 12 volts of power and can be installed by homeowners. These lighting systems are considered safer than their high-powered counterparts are and [...]]]> http://glowgardens.com/low-voltage-outdoor-lighting/ There is a wide variety of choices that homeowners can make when it comes to outdoor lighting for the home. However, one of the most common lights used in landscape lighting is outdoor post lighting. This lighting was originally installed as a type of security lighting to provide light to residential streets and highways for [...]]]> http://glowgardens.com/outdoor-post-lighting/