Moonlighting Technique
There’s nothing more beautiful on a warm summer evening than moonlight cascading through the trees to your patio below. With landscape lighting, you don’t have to worry about clouds blocking your moonlight again with a simple technique. Moonlighting imitates the natural light of the moon in your yard. This type of lighting is subtle, elegant, and creates a ton of ambiance.
Moonlighting your landscape involves lights carefully placed very high in trees or structures about your property that is similar to the silvery glow of moonlight. This technique is less commonly used because it requires more effort and skill to pull it off successfully. The effort is well worth it because homeowners quickly fall in love with the results.
The magical moonlighting effect is created though placing multiple fixtures 10 feet higher than anyone is willing to climb and angling those fixtures in a way that shines down through the branches and leaves below creating a moving, flowing piece of shadow and light art below. Done correctly, it feels like a bright full moon shining through the leaves above leaving a dappled moonlight on the ground.
Moonlighting your landscaping makes use of down lighting, which not only provides a good source of illumination for enjoying your yard but also turns your yard into a work of art.
If you have any water sources, like a fountain, pool or even a pond moonlighting can create a fantastic effect on a reflective surface. Individuals who revel in midnight swims, throwing late night parties in their outdoor entertainment space, or require lighting for safety, are particularly fond of moonlighting.
While many people originally decide to use moonlighting to brighten their patio, swimming pool, or entrance, many are so enchanted by the effect that they ultimately choose to use this beneficial lighting technique throughout their entire space. If you are interested in learning more about the moonlighting technique and how it could work for your home and property, please give us a call at 210-710-7737.
