Lighting
Your ultimate guide to Lighting: Everything you need to know with expert info for beginners and advanced gardeners alike.
Lighting
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Outdoor Christmas Lights Ideas & Tips For A Winter Wonderland
This winter try some different holiday outdoor lighting ideas to bring cheer to the neighborhood.
By Bonnie L. Grant
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Best Outdoor Lighting To Reduce Light Pollution In Your Yard
Over-illumination, or light pollution affects wildlife and is wasteful. Click to learn how to eliminate artificial light whenever possible.
By Teo Spengler
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Garden Lighting How To: What Is Highlighting And How To Use It
People highlight just about everything - paths, trees, buildings, sculptures, patios, and driveways. There are so many options. Where does one begin? This garden lighting how-to guide will help sort it all out. Click here for more info.
By Karen Boness
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Gardens And Lightning: Learn About Lightning Safety Out In Gardens
It?s important to know about keeping safe in the garden during a lightning storm; dangerous weather can pop up with very little warning, and gardens and lightning can be a very bad combination. Click here to learn more about lightning safety out in gardens.
By Mary H. Dyer
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Outdoor Lighting Options: Tips For Using Outdoor Garden Lighting
Outdoor lighting not only highlights interesting features but provides your home and surrounding landscape with additional beauty and security. This article will help with tips on using garden lighting.
By Nikki Tilley
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Easy Raised Bed Lighting Design
Consider lighting up your raised garden beds for safety, convenience and nighttime ambience.
By Amy Grant
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Different Ways Of Measuring Light For Plants Indoors
Having a simple tool like a light meter might make it easier to keep your plants happy in the light they need.
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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Negative Effects Of Night Lights For Outdoor Trees
Have you ever wondered if night lighting can harm trees? Click here for the answer.
By Teo Spengler
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What Is Uplighting: Tips For Uplighting Trees In Gardens
DIY uplighting is a fast, relatively inexpensive way to change your backyard from run of the mill to magical. You can choose among many types of uplighting to illuminate your garden and backyard. Learn more in this article.
By Teo Spengler
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Solar Lights For The Garden: How Do Solar Garden Lights Work
If you have sunny areas in the garden that you want illuminated at night, you may want to consider solar powered garden lights. Learn how they work here.
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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Are Streetlights Bad For Plants – Is Planting Under Streetlights Okay
Plants have evolved to sense and respond to changes in daylight as seasons shift, except those that grow at the equator, of course. Disrupting periods of darkness, such as by growing near streetlights, can affect a plant in a number of ways. Learn more here.
By Mary Ellen Ellis
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What Are Silhouette Lights: How To Use Silhouette Lighting In Gardens
Intrigued by plant shadows as they undulate on the facade of subtlety lit backdrop? Want to create the same effect at your home? Read on to learn more about silhouette lighting in gardens and how to recreate it in your own landscape.
By Karen Boness
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Red Light vs. Blue Light: Which Light Color Is Better For Plant Growth
There isn?t really an answer to which light color is better for plant growth, since both red light and blue light are necessary to the health of your indoor plants. That being said, you can find more info on red light vs. blue light in this article.
By Liz Baessler