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WP SERIES > Landscape Lighting
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1. Fluorescent is ideal in many landscape lighting applications because it produces an even, broad-brush effect. With the right placement and use of internal glare guards and external glare shields you can create beautiful, evenly lighted scenes without any glare. The goal is to see whatever the light is illuminating without seeing the glare of the light source. 2. Our fixture of choice for landscape lighting is the WP2TT13C, a 10-inch model housing two 13W compact twin-tube lamps. This unit has the lumens (1650) to do a wide variety of jobs, yet is an unobtrusive 10-inches in length. When less light is required, use the WP1TT13C. 3. Do not try to illuminate every plant, tree and hedge in sight. You cannot reproduce what Mother Nature does during the day. Be selective and choose only the most interesting focal points to illuminate. Allow space or darkness between each area of illumination so that each setting can be viewed separately. 4. When illuminating a tree, try placing the fixture as close to the trunk of the tree as possible and then aiming the fixture so that the light streaks the trunk and floods the underside of the canopy. This method creates an attractive three-dimensional effect, giving depth to the scene. When you place the fixture out from under the canopy, you end up with a much less attractive two-dimensional effect. This would be similar to viewing the scene as a photograph. 5. Using fluorescent floodlights on trees that are planted close together can be very efficient. With proper placement, one fluorescent floodlight can often do the work of two or three narrow-beam incandescent fixtures. For example, many times landscapers will plant three palm trees close to each other in a triangle pattern. Try placing one 10-inch fixture # WP2TT13C in the middle of the three palm trees. The canopies of all three will be illuminated and the trunks of all three will be lighted up on the sides facing the fixture. It makes for an interesting effect. The fixture can be hidden with the ground cover that usually encompasses the three palms. 6. Moonlighting or placing a fixture in a tree and aiming it at the ground directly below the tree can be very effective. A small amount of light can go a long way in this situation since practically none of the light produced is wasted. Virtually all of the light produced is directed down and reflects off of all the surfaces and objects under the tree. |
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