It’s Lit: The Importance of Landscape Lighting
In the Kern Turf Supply blog, we’ve talked about elements of a great landscape for years. It doesn’t matter if it’s the lawns, the hot tubs, the decks, the flowerbeds, the outdoor kitchens, or the backyard beach cabanas—if you can dream it up, we’ve blogged about it.
Except there’s one thing we’ve overlooked: landscape lighting. Lighting is such a crucial part of a landscape—potentially the most important thing of all—and if you’re going to light up your landscape, you’re going to need to do it right.
That’s where we can help. Your Bakersfield landscape supply experts are here to show you the benefits of landscape lighting, as well as a few tips for light placement, installation, and use. The right lights can completely transform your yard, so read on for crucial landscape lighting wisdom!
Landscape lighting makes your yard safer.
Imagine getting home from a long night at the office, only to realize you locked yourself out of the front door and must travel through your backyard to get inside your home. You don’t have a flashlight, and your iPhone is dead. How do you make it through your backyard? If your backyard is light and bright, you’ll be able to easily follow the path to your backdoor without any trouble. But if your backyard has no lighting, you might just end up in that expensive swimming pool of yours.
Landscape lighting is important for safety in two ways: it helps you navigate through your yard without injuring yourself or damaging your property, and it makes it harder for thieves to sneak onto your property without being detected. No need to light it up like a Christmas tree—your backyard, at the least, just needs some simple pathway lights and a light by the door so you can stay on the sidewalk and find the door with ease. Now that’s lit.
Landscape lighting makes you more productive.
Doing yard work in the middle of a California summer day isn’t ideal—it’s hot, swampy, sunny, and generally uncomfortable. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could do some yard work at night when it’s cooler and not so bright? With landscape lighting, anything is possible. Pull weeds on a beautiful Cali night, or plant some flowers as the sun goes down. You could even mow the lawn in the middle of the night (although we don’t think your neighbors would appreciate that too much). Whatever the case, there’s plenty of time to fix up your yard when you’re not worrying about the sun going down. Make use of the time and the nice weather for a better yard and a more comfortable you!
Landscape lighting helps you enjoy your yard more!
If you have a hot tub, a swimming pool, a gorgeous outdoor dining area, or a sweet yard with a fire pit and a few chairs, you need landscape lighting to make the most California nights. With the exception of California backyard summer BBQs, the best parties happen at night—so light up your landscape and keep entertaining all night long! Keep some warm lights on when you go for a dip in your pool or hot tub, and add some task lighting so you can prepare s’mores and alcoholic beverages to enjoy around your firepit (honestly, we’d eat some s’mores in the hot tub, because why not?). Whatever the case, landscape lighting maximizes the amount of time you can use your backyard space, which means more fun with your friends and family under the not-so-starry California night sky.
Talk to Kern Turf Supply Today
For the best in landscape lighting, choose Kern Turf Supply. Our expert staff members are happy to help you find lighting options that are right for your space, style, and budget so you can have a safer, more productive, and more enjoyable outdoor space. Plus, our two locations allow you to find the supplies you need as conveniently as possible! Don’t wait—get started with us today!