The concept of garden lighting is very simple and common. In simple words, it is any outdoor lighting installed in the garden. Garden lighting is a very important factor in the way your house will look in the evening and night time. Garden lighting is also an important concept in landscaping. It is also referred to the lighting that is done in the public gardens apart from the private gardens. It creates an amazing aura at night.
You can trace the history of garden lighting back to human civilization. In the beginning, the purpose of garden lights was not to create a beautiful look, but in fact, it was for security. People used to install lights outside their houses so that the streets are not dark. There was no electricity in the beginning, but the lanterns, oil lamps, and torches were used to light up the outdoors. Since the beginning of the nineteenth century, the garden illumination has been used for beautification. With the development of the municipal systems at that time, the gaslights were used for outdoors, which was later replaced by electric lighting with the invention and supply of electricity.
Although, the garden lighting can be lit up with different types of power sources even today such as oil, gas, and electricity, but mostly in all parts of the world, electric lights are used for this purpose. These lights have been made environment friendly, and affordable with the passage of time. There are many different types of backyard lighting, which are based on the purpose for which they are being used. For example, there are lights for use under the water, so if there are any water decoration that are part of the garden like a swimming pool, a pond, or a waterfall, then these lights are used. Alternatively, there are also different types of garden lights that are available in different shapes and sizes. They can be in the shape of an animal or a flower, which make it look like a part of the theme of the garden apart from lighting it up. The fireflies' lights look really beautiful at night in the garden especially if they are placed in the trees or the bushes. They look like actual fireflies. A garden is not complete without proper lighting.
