A new evening structure for warm summer nights

Most people think of shade structures, but what if you don’t use your patio at noon, especially in a place with hot summers? Maybe you like to see the evening sky, too. The solution? An evening structure, designed to screen late afternoon light but let the glory of the night sky shine through. When weContinue reading “A new evening structure for warm summer nights”

Transforming outdoor spaces with lighting

One of the best things about landscapes is that with a bit of lighting, you can have two for the price of a bit more than one. All it takes is lighting. This applies to interiors, too – but that’s another subject. The niches shown below are darker than the wall during the day. It’sContinue reading “Transforming outdoor spaces with lighting”

Let there be light

  This system uses Light-Emitting Diodes instead of the more traditional halogen incandescent – or halogen – lights. Incandescent lighting will soon be obsolete, due to higher energy use coupled with a short life span for the bulbs, especially in outdoor conditions. Having to replace landscape lighting every month as the bulbs fail is aContinue reading “Let there be light”