Total Landscape Care Digital Magazine
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Photo courtesy of starshine of texas cover story Winning the 2011 Association of Outdoor Lighting Professionals (AOLP) annual outdoor lighting design competition, this project blends architectural and landscape lighting with this water feature. hether it's a three-tiered fountain, a rambling stream or a spectacular waterfall, lighting shows off water's magical qualities after dark. But you can't just install a spotlight and call it a day. "Lighting water features is the most complicated kind of lighting," says Janet Lennox Moyer, IALD, COLD, author of "The Landscape Lighting Book" and founder of the nonprofit Landscape Lighting Resource in Troy, New York. "You must take into account a number of issues such as the clarity of the water, the type of materials you're lighting and where you're going to hide cables and junction boxes. It takes a lot of thought and planning." Here's what to keep in mind when using low-voltage lighting for your water feature projects: 3 0 To ta l L a n d s cap eCare.c om TLC0613_CoverStory.indd 30 j u n e 2 013 5/23/13 5:47 PM