Landscape lighting should be designed with people in mind. While it is important to illuminate areas for safety and security and to accentuate important features in your landscape, keep glaring from ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

Owls are magnificent birds that mostly hunt at night, which is why you want to pay particular attention to your lighting if you want to attract them.

Light up your landscape ... and your life. Add lighting to your outdoor space for all the very best reasons — beauty, safety and increased property value. Find out all about the “whys” and “whats” of ...

Forget the floodlights. The key to effectively illuminating your yard or patio at night is subtlety. By Tim McKeough It’s that time of year again. Gardens, terraces and yards are coming alive with ...

Lighting has evolved immensely over the years, from your age-old incandescent bulbs to your modern-day LED offerings. Most new construction’s only offering is the modern LED bulbs and fixtures and ...

Q: A while back you wrote about how to repair a problem with landscape lights. My husband and I don’t have such a system yet, but we plan on buying one and would like to know how to install it. A: ...

For an easy DIY home project that costs relatively little —and makes a big impact—we recommend investing in a set of landscaping garden lights. Installation can be as quick as pushing stakes in the ...

Outdoor lights improve home security and safety, plus they’re relatively inexpensive and tackling installation is typically an easy weekend DIY project. Along with practical applications, outdoor ...

Moonlit gardens are the outdoor design trend on everyone’s radar this fall, driven by 2024’s growing demand for personalized and integrated outdoor spaces. With more households setting aside time to ...