Stone and brick facade softly grazed with warm light, highlighting the stonework texture and arched windows at dusk

Think Hiring a Professional Is Expensive? Professional vs Amateur Landscape Lighting

Think hiring a professional is expensive? Here is what real lighting experience brings, and what to ask before you hire.

Front walkway lined with softly uplit crape myrtles, planters and low path lights at blue hour

Do One Thing and Excel at It: Why a Dedicated Landscape Lighting Company Matters

Lighting is all we do. See which trees look best lit, how to avoid hot spots, and why value beats a low bid.

Award Winning Lighting Designs

In July this year Lite Visions won several award winning lighting designs when we attended the annual Sterling landscape lighting summit in Danville Virginia. We learned about new products to incorporate into our eye catching landscape lighting designs that elevate our clients property and also in our lighting design challenge we got to put them … Continue reading Award Winning Lighting Designs →

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From Concert Stages to Unique Outdoor Lighting Design

Unique outdoor lighting design starts with a designer who sees what isn't there yet. Here is how 35+ years of concert lighting shaped mine.

Lacy tree shadows spread across a stone paver walkway lit softly from above at night

Working with Light and Shadow to Create Unique Art

Light and shadow landscape lighting brings depth back to your property at night, the way the sun does by day.

White two-story home with a wraparound porch, its facade and shrubs washed in soft warm light at dusk

Just OK Landscape Lighting vs Magical Landscape Lighting

Is your lighting system just OK? See what turns a basic install into magical landscape lighting.

Flagstone patio with a glowing fire pit, lit stone pillars and uplit Japanese maples beside a deck stair at dusk

Creating a Nighttime Oasis with Landscape Lighting

Many homeowners invest a great deal in a beautiful backyard oasis. Architectural features, hardscaping, pools, ponds and waterfalls all play a part. So do palm trees, grasses, bamboo screens, Japanese maples and zen gardens. The only problem is that after sunset, it all disappears into the night. Creating a nighttime oasis with landscape lighting brings … Continue reading Creating a Nighttime Oasis with Landscape Lighting →

Tall woodland trees softly uplit as a backdrop behind a fenced pool, with planters glowing along the water’s edge

Vision Is More Powerful Than History: Replacing Old Landscape Lighting

Vision is more powerful than history. I was reminded of this during a recent meeting with a homeowner at a beautiful home. I receive many calls about removing old landscape lighting systems. Replacing old landscape lighting starts with a new way of seeing your property. Homeowners often only know what they have seen for years. … Continue reading Vision Is More Powerful Than History: Replacing Old Landscape Lighting →

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Curb Appeal Landscape Lighting That Also Keeps Your Family Safe

Landscape lighting can help to transform the look and feel of your home and improve its curb appeal. But it can also reduce slips, trips, and falls.

Cedar pergola and slatted lattice entry glowing in warm light over a curving paver garden path at night

Raleigh Landscape Lighting Experts: What to Look For Before You Hire

Looking for Raleigh landscape lighting experts? Enhance the beauty of your outdoor space with professional landscape lighting. But how do you know who to trust? Here is what sets a true lighting designer apart, and what to ask before you hire. What makes someone a Raleigh landscape lighting expert? It takes a lighting designer to … Continue reading Raleigh Landscape Lighting Experts: What to Look For Before You Hire →