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The addition of low voltage lighting fixtures can make your yard come alive and enhance the ambiance of your outdoor events. Lighting fixtures that are low voltage come in a variety of great designs and finishes to compliment your landscape. From sophisticated stainless steel fixtures to beautiful copper that will age to wonderful patina verdigris. There are even fixtures that are designed to look like rocks to totally blend in with your natural landscape. Whatever the look is that you desire there is a fixture that will suit your landscape.
The popularity of low voltage lighting fixtures has been on the rise not only due to the energy savings but also due to the safety and ease of installation. Low voltage fixtures can easily be moved till you have the desired lighting effect you want. The low voltage running through the cable is not dangerous so can be buried shallowly or not at all. This attribute can also be a negative if you do not remember where the cable is and are damaging it while working in the garden. Low voltage systems are great for the do it yourselfer and are relatively inexpensive.
A transformer reduces the 120v to 12v and will need to be size by the total number of watts combined of your low voltage lighting fixtures. There are low voltage fixtures available to achieve a variety of lighting effects in your yard. Path lights are great to light the way for you and your guests. There are also step lights that can be surface mounted on a deck or recessed mounted. There are spotlights to highlight a favorite part of the garden or an architectural feature. There are fixtures that can hang on a tree or ones that can be mounted on a deck post or pillar. Let your creativity flow in your yard with low voltage fixtures. |