Landscape Lighting
Extend your outdoor enjoyment after dark with professional landscape lighting that enhances beauty and safety.
Enjoy Your Yard After Sunset
You invested in beautiful landscaping, but without proper lighting, your outdoor space sits unused after dark. Landscape lighting transforms your property when the sun goes down, extending usable hours, improving safety, and creating stunning nighttime curb appeal. Well-designed outdoor lighting highlights architectural features, illuminates walkways, and adds drama to your landscape design.
At EarthWorks Dundalk Landscaping, we design and install custom landscape lighting systems that showcase your property best features while providing functional illumination. From subtle path lights to dramatic uplighting, we create outdoor lighting solutions tailored to your specific needs and aesthetic preferences.
Landscape Lighting Options
Different lighting techniques serve different purposes. We combine multiple fixture types to create functional, beautiful outdoor illumination.
- Path Lights: Guide foot traffic along walkways and driveways while preventing trips and falls
- Uplighting: Illuminate trees, architectural features, and focal points from below for dramatic effect
- Downlighting: Mount fixtures in trees or structures to cast soft, moonlight-like illumination
- Spotlights: Highlight specific features like specimen plants, sculptures, or water features
- Well Lights: Installed flush with ground level to uplight without visible fixtures during daytime
- Step Lights: Built into hardscape to illuminate stairs and level changes safely
- Deck and Patio Lights: Create ambiance on outdoor living spaces with post cap and rail lights
We assess your property during evening hours when possible to understand how lighting will actually perform. This helps us position fixtures for maximum impact and minimal light pollution.
Why We Use LED Technology
LED landscape lighting has revolutionized outdoor illumination. Modern LED fixtures offer significant advantages over older halogen systems that make them the clear choice for new installations.
Energy Efficiency
LED bulbs use 75 percent less electricity than halogen bulbs. This means lower electric bills and the ability to run more fixtures on the same transformer capacity. You can illuminate your entire property for less than the cost of leaving a porch light on.
Longevity
Quality LED bulbs last 25,000 to 50,000 hours compared to 2,000 to 4,000 for halogen. This means years of maintenance-free operation without bulb replacements. Less maintenance saves you money and hassle over time.
Better Light Quality
Modern LEDs produce warm, natural color temperatures that enhance landscape appearance. They also provide more controlled beam patterns, reducing light spill into unwanted areas and creating more precise highlighting effects.
Our Lighting Design Process
Effective landscape lighting requires careful planning. We create designs that balance aesthetics, functionality, and budget while avoiding common mistakes like over-lighting or poor fixture placement.
We start by identifying primary goals for your lighting system. Do you want better security? Enhanced entertaining space? Dramatic architectural highlighting? Most projects incorporate multiple objectives. We prioritize elements based on your preferences and recommend fixture placement that achieves desired effects.
Professional installation includes properly sized transformers, burial of low-voltage wire at appropriate depth, secure fixture mounting, and programmable timers or smart controls. Your lighting system integrates seamlessly with existing landscape features and hardscape elements for a cohesive, professional result.
Smart Controls and Automation
Modern lighting controls offer convenience features that make outdoor lighting effortless. Basic timers turn lights on and off at set times, while photocell sensors respond to natural light levels automatically.
Smart lighting systems connect to your WiFi and allow control from your phone. Adjust brightness, create custom schedules, and turn lights on remotely from anywhere. Some systems integrate with home automation platforms for voice control and integration with other smart home devices. These features add convenience while helping optimize energy use.
Ready to Light Up Your Landscape?
Get a custom landscape lighting design for your property.