Illuminating Alpharetta, GA, Landscapes With LED Color-Changing Technology

Southern Landscape Lighting Systems of Alpharetta strives to stay at the forefront of LED landscape lighting technology. An exciting trend is LED color-changing technology, which offers many advantages and opportunities for residential and commercial landscape lighting design.

How LED color technology works

In the last decade, the advances in LED lighting technology have progressed in giant leaps rather than small steps. In 1962, Nick Holonyak, Jr., regarded as the father of the Light-Emitting Diode, invented the first LED, which produced visible red light. Around 2010, the first LED light bulb for consumer use was developed. Ten years later, LEDs have all but replaced incandescent and compact fluorescent lights (CFL).

Color LEDs are now available and growing in popularity. The technology involves using semiconductors made of different materials, and these various compounds emit light in specific regions of the visible light spectrum. The composition or makeup of the semiconductor material used in the manufacturing process determines the wavelength of the photons emitted by the LED and the resulting color of the emitted light.

Diodes of different hues are combined into a single light to create the color white. Different color combinations can produce a myriad of tints, enabling the lighting designer to choose from a rich color palette to select the perfect blend of light for a unique landscape lighting experience.

Color lighting tips

1. Colored lighting filters lessen the brightness of the light. This hurdle can be overcome by increasing either the number of lighting fixtures or the wattage of the bulbs to produce more light for a given area.
2. Shrubs or flowers in colorful bloom appear best in white lights only.
3. Green or greenish-blue filters enhance grass and green foliage and add depth to the scene.
4. When used as a focal point, yellow works best on garden sculptures and certain types of shrubbery. However, it deadens the color of grass and foliage.
5. Red gives the appearance of firelight and enhances a setting that is viewed from a distance.
6. Blue light generally has an artificial appearance. However, it can be blended with green to be used effectively in a garden.
7. Pale bluish-white light creates a truly beautiful effect when used for lighting large shrubs and trees.
8. By mixing colored lights, a variety of intermediate shades can be achieved, creating interesting multicolored shadow effects.

The effective application of colored LED low voltage landscape lighting requires technical skill, an understanding of colored light blending, and an artist’s eye for the beautiful, interesting, and elegant. This ability to create a wide variety of light colors has generated excitement in LED landscape lighting design and installation.

Benefits of this innovative advance in LED lighting technology

1. Create a nuanced ambiance that draws the eye.
2. Generate interest and attract attention.
3. Enrich landscape colors and heighten contrasts when illuminating flowers, grass, tree foliage and bark, mulch, walkways, rocks, espalier, and fencing.
4. Add visual artistry. With an artistic eye and flair, skilled landscape lighting designers fill the canvas of the client’s yard.
5. Set the mood with various color temperatures. Warm colors can have an energetic effect while cooler colors provide a sense of calm.
6. Add life and verve to a social gathering with colors and syncopation.
7. Cast a unique visual signature for a residential or commercial landscape.
8. Reinforce brand awareness by using brand colors in the landscaping.
9. Splash the yard and home with festive holiday colors.
10. Create eye-popping drama and curb appeal.

A subtle, tasteful color addition or adjustment or a slightly nuanced design shift can capture the neighborhood’s attention. The alteration may have been something as simple as manipulating the warmth of the entrance lights so that the initial impact is more inviting and calming! With color lighting, a stunning, breathtaking experience can also be obtained with colored lighting.

Look to the lighting design, installation, and service professionals at Southern Landscape Lighting Systems of Alpharetta to create a nightscape with a uniquely colorful signature.

Contact Southern Landscape Lighting Systems of Alpharetta for more information about professional landscape lighting design. The team of lighting design/installation professionals can be reached by phone at (770) 691-1221, as well as by email at lindsey@southernlls.com.

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How LED Low-Voltage Landscape Lighting Can Enhance Life in Metro Atlanta

Southern Landscape Lighting Systems of Acworth designs, installs, and services outdoor LED lighting in the Metro Atlanta area. The team sees firsthand the explosive growth in the metro area, the fourth fastest-growing city in the US. As a state, Georgia recently edged out Florida as one of the most desirable places to live in the United States.

The lighting professionals at Southern Landscape Lighting Systems of Acworth, GA, live and work in the Atlanta area and know the grand opportunities the city and its residents offer to newcomers and visitors. The team invites new residents to take advantage of the exciting opportunities that the Atlanta area has to offer.

Top Things to Do After Moving to Atlanta

1. Get to know the beautiful people who live and work in and around the Metro Atlanta area. The Atlanta area is a magnet because of the economic, cultural, and educational options. The real draw is the warm people and a sense of community. Acworth, Alpharetta, Marietta, and other communities have their own separate identity but also share a common identity as neighbors in greater Metro Atlanta.
2. Attend a baseball game at Sun Trust Park, home of the Atlanta Braves, champions of the 2021 World Series. The $622 million stadium seats 41,500 fans.
3. Enjoy any one or all the following culinary experiences:

• A Taste of Atlanta: Purchase a ticket to Taste of Atlanta and enjoy the most Atlanta restaurants in the shortest amount of time. This event is billed as Atlanta’s “premier food+wine+beer+cocktail festival.”
• The Varsity: Experience the largest drive-in in the world. In 1928, Frank Gordy started serving hamburgers and hotdogs in a small brick building near Georgia Tech. The drive-in can accommodate 600 cars and feed over 30,000 fans on game day.
• Waffles and chicken: The Atlanta area gave birth to great waffles (Waffle House, 1955) and great chicken (Chick-fil-A, 1967). For the best waffles and chicken under one roof, pay a visit to the Buttermilk Kitchen, which is about 29 miles from Acworth.
• Paschal’s: Experience history at this iconic restaurant. Paschal’s is where civil rights leaders and business leaders would meet during the civil rights movement to discuss strategy. The restaurant is located near Mercedes-Benz Stadium and is about 37 miles from Acworth.

4. Attend an Atlanta Falcon’s home football game. Be sure to wear black and red and cheer for the home team!
5. Visit the World of Coca-Cola in Atlanta, about 31 miles from Acworth.
6. Visit the High Museum of Art for an extraordinary cultural excursion.
7. The Atlanta Opera, regarded as one of the finest opera companies in the world, performs at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. Experience world-class performances without having to travel to New York or London.
8. Spend a relaxing day on Lake Allatoona, not far from Acworth. Considered one of the cleanest lakes in Georgia, the lake has 270 miles of shoreline and covers 12,000 acres. Another option, Lake Lanier, about an hour from Acworth, is the most visited lake in Georgia. Atlanta offers some of the best canoeing, kayaking, and tubing venues in the area. Allatoona Lake, Sweetwater Creek State Park, and the Chattahoochee River offer many opportunities for the avid kayaker.
9. Take a hike. The Appalachian Trail is only about two hours away. A search of the internet yields a host of family-friendly hiking, biking, and walking opportunities near the Atlanta area.

How LED Landscape Lighting Enhances Life in the Atlanta Area

LED low-voltage landscape lighting can play a key role in helping newcomers to Atlanta adjust to their new homes.

1. A well-designed lighting plan enhances curb appeal and communicates the powerful message, “Welcome!”
2. Landscape lighting displaces the darkness and expands opportunities to engage with neighbors and friends in the backyard, enjoy a meal prepared in the outdoor kitchen, or relax around the fire pit.
3. Landscape lighting creates a safe environment for adults at leisure and children at play. Intentional lighting strategies controlled by a smartphone can transform the backyard into an international gymnastics competition, the bottom of the ninth inning at the Braves’ stadium, a first-and-ten from the two-yard line at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium, or the last minute of the World Cup soccer championship. LEDs can light the imagination by transforming the backyard with flexible, affordable, and durable lighting fixtures.
4. When well-designed and well-executed, LED low-voltage residential landscape lighting can increase the value of a home by as much as 20%.

To learn more about Southern Landscape Lighting Systems of Acworth, contact the landscape lighting installation company by phone at (678) 324-6842 or by email at lindsey@southernlls.com.

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Marietta, GA, Landscape Lighting Company Highlights 2022 Landscaping Trends

 Southern Landscape Lighting Systems of Marietta designs, installs, and services LED landscape lighting systems in the metro Atlanta area. Outdoor living and landscaping trends for 2022 will affect the functionality of and owner satisfaction with the existing landscape lighting system of a home in Marietta, GA.

These trends will also influence user expectations for a newly designed and installed LED low-voltage lighting system. A forward-thinking lighting designer will take into consideration factors such as:

• The recent paradigm shift emphasizing outdoor living spaces
• Demands for more comfortable, user-friendly accommodations, including heating, cooling, and lighting
• The evolution of the outdoor living space to include a permanent outdoor workspace or classroom
• The drive toward sustainability in landscaping and hardscapes
• The popularity of garden-to-table food cultivation in the backyard
• The application of new technologies in the management, security, and maintenance of the landscape and hardscapes
• The growing political momentum to ban the installation of traditional, energy-inefficient halogen lighting

Should homeowners pursue the DIY route?

Designing and installing a DIY LED low-voltage landscape lighting system may seem like an easy task involving some YouTube videos, a little help from an electrician friend, several hundred dollars, a trip to a Big Box store, and a free weekend. However, the functionality of the system will be minimal, and the lighting will fail to adequately highlight the exquisite beauty of the home’s unique architecture and landscape. The fixtures will not survive pounding from the elements or the lawn maintenance crew. Expansions may require the replacement of large sections of the system.

If the home goes up for sale, potential buyers may negotiate for an up-to-date, well-designed system that utilizes premium lighting fixtures and the latest management system technology. A beautiful home deserves to be put in the best light, and the “best light” may add as much as 20% to the selling price of the house.

The benefits of hiring professionals

The experienced, informed, and forward-thinking lighting professional will consider all the relevant factors that impact the design, installation, and maintenance of an LED low-voltage landscape lighting system. The complexity of modern LED landscape lighting systems, rather than presenting obstacles, affords the design/installation team the opportunity to illuminate a home and landscape in ways that display its beauty to the fullest.

The lifestyle and landscaping trends for 2022 call for a landscape lighting system that is agile. With changing trends and evolving customer needs, the lighting system must be able to readily adapt and adjust to these changing needs. A system that lacks versatility may be obsolete soon after it is installed. Customer dissatisfaction is not far behind.

Trend: Green spaces mimic indoor living spaces

The backyard lawn area, garden, or patio is outfitted with outdoor rugs, weather-resistant sofas, long dining tables, and outdoor heat sources. The demand for outdoor fireplaces, firepits, and radiant heaters will continue to rise throughout 2022 and into 2023. The alfresco kitchen is a fantastic venue for fine food, good friends, and amazing dinner parties. The garden office is here to stay. Imagine taking a break in the house rather than stepping outside. The alfresco office is a reality for millions of virtual workers.

Trend: Garden-to-table

Planting beds are multi-tasked with growing tasty food and creating a beautiful space. “Pretty” is no longer enough. Herbs such as basil, chives, and cilantro are replacing more traditional flowers. Adequate drainage, rich compost, and sunshine help achieve utilitarian sustainability with the garden spot.

Trend: The untamed garden

Well-defined bed-edging, sculpted shrubs, and espalier pyracantha are giving ground to the untrained and untamed wild garden. Lots of wildflowers and freedom-loving climbing plants are making advances in backyards influenced by permaculture.

Trend: The smart yard

Smart gardens leverage technology to improve the functionality, appearance, and safety of a yard. Elements of the smart yard include a wi-fi booster for the garden office and the outdoor theater. Smart soil sensors ensure plants thrive and water is not wasted. Robotic lawnmowers keep the lawn neatly cut.

Trend: Water features

More time in and around the home has spawned interest in water features such as fountains, pond-less waterfalls, babbling brooks, and fishponds.

Trend: Smart landscape lighting

Homeowners can manage outdoor landscape lighting using an app or a smart home system. Smart lighting technology enables the homeowner to adjust colors, scheduling, and brightness. Interest in more lighting options and greater control over the system means that the landscape lighting company must possess a broad knowledge base and multi-faceted skill set to provide the features that the technologically savvy customer expects.

The lighting design and installation professionals at Southern Landscape Lighting Systems of Marietta possess the knowledge and skill to address the paradigm shift in lifestyles and evolving trends in outdoor living and working in the great outdoors.

Contact Southern Landscape Lighting Systems of Marietta to learn more about landscape lighting design and installation. The office can be reached by email at lindsey@southernlls.com or by phone at (678) 616-9166.

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