Warm uplit tree trunks beside a gravel drive with soft leaf shadows on the ground at night

Landscape Lighting LED Retrofit: Bringing Older Halogen Systems Back to Life

Many older halogen systems are ready for a landscape lighting LED retrofit. Here are the common problems and the upkeep that helps.

White wooden footbridge over a dry creek bed, its posts glowing softly among dark woodland plantings

Moonlight in the Garden: What Raleigh’s Arboretum Teaches About Landscape Lighting

Each November, Moonlight in the Garden transforms the JC Raulston Arboretum at NC State. It is one of Raleigh’s most inspiring nighttime events. As landscape lighting designers, we love what it shows people. Light can turn a garden into living art. What is Moonlight in the Garden in Raleigh? Moonlight in the Garden is a … Continue reading Moonlight in the Garden: What Raleigh’s Arboretum Teaches About Landscape Lighting →

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A Softly Lit Courtyard: Bringing a Small Space Back to Life

A small courtyard's old halogen lighting had failed. Here is how soft, warm light brought its water feature and entrance back to life.

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Artist Definition: Why Three-Dimensional Landscape Lighting Needs More Than One Light

An artist sees what others can't yet imagine. Here is why three-dimensional landscape lighting often uses more than one soft fixture per tree.

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Outdoor Lighting Design in Raleigh, NC: Why Great Lighting Is Composed, Not Installed

Great outdoor lighting design in Raleigh NC is composed like a stage production, with layered, soft, low-glare light.

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Landscape Lighting: One of the Smartest Investments for Your Raleigh Home

A landscape lighting investment boosts curb appeal, shows off your gardens and adds safety, without major changes to your home.

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Create an Outdoor Oasis With Landscape Lighting

Soft, warm landscape lighting can turn your yard into an outdoor oasis for relaxing and unwinding after dark.

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Concert-Inspired Landscape Lighting for Raleigh Homes and Gardens

Joe brings 35+ years of concert and theatrical lighting to soft, low-lumen landscape designs full of depth and shadow.

Cedar pergola and stone outdoor fireplace glowing with warm light over a paver patio at night

There Are Technicians and There Are Artists: Joe Is an Artist Whose Palette Is Light

Clients explain what makes Joe a landscape lighting artist: creative layouts, careful craftsmanship and honest advice.

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Natural Landscape Lighting in Raleigh That Feels Like It Belongs

Many outdoor lighting projects focus on fixtures and brightness. At Lite Visions, we focus on how the light feels. Natural landscape lighting in Raleigh should look like it belongs to your home. It should never look added on. Rather than simply installing lights, we approach each project as a composition. “I don’t install lighting,” says … Continue reading Natural Landscape Lighting in Raleigh That Feels Like It Belongs →