Landscape Lighting Oakville
Turfrain Oakville offers range of Lighting effects for your Landscape
Landscape lighting is an integral part of our business that employs many of the same installation techniques as irrigation.
Lighting effects such as moonlighting, grazing, uplighting or backlighting, can be attained by using fixtures that are best if not seen. For that reason, at Turf Rain we choose our parts very carefully when designing lighting solutions. The following is a summation of how we achieve each lighting effect and what our clients may want to consider when deciding on their landscape lighting.
Moonlighting Uplighting Pathlighting Grazing Backlighting Deck Lighting 12 volt Transformers
Moonlighting
Shining light down, usually from a tree, and casting shadows of branches and leaves down onto the ground, provides a soft moonlight effect. Excellent for gentle ambiance, as well as security without the harsh glare of traditional house flood lights.
Uplighting
This is the opposite of moonlighting and refers to shining light up, usually into a tree or other upright landscape feature, to softly accent its features. Excellent to bring landscape alive at night, providing depth and beauty to an otherwise dark yard
Pathlighting
Attractive and unique light fixtures, usually 1′-3′ tall, placed next to driveways, walkways, garden paths or decks provide a low level light for beauty, security, and safety.
Grazing
Shining light across the surface of a landscape feature often accents the feature’s texture. Excellent to bring alive old stone or brick chimneys or walls at night or to highlight planting contours in planting beds throughout the yard to to emphasize the beauty of the bark on that special old tree.
Backlighting
Place light behind a plant or other landscape feature to provide a dramatic silhouette effect.
Deck Lighting
Provide low-level, discrete lighting with these marvelous little fixtures. Place light under deck rails or recess light into side of steps. Also available as hanging fixtures for structures like arbors. or trellises.
12 volt Transformers
Low voltage lighting uses a transformer to convert 120 volt current to 12 volts; this lower energy current is then distributed to the lighting fixtures by a heavy gauge main cable. Low voltage systems are inherently safe: 12v systems use the same power as a child’s toy train set.
