SAFETY - Obviously you don't want to trip coming up your pathway at night.

SECURITY - It allows you to see if there are any unwanted guests on your property.

UTILITY - By lighting your back yard you are adding 100's if not 1000's of square feet to your living space at night. Like me, most of you are probably gardeners and spend a great deal of time making your garden look beautiful. It is your sanctuary from the crazy outside world, a place of peace and tranquility in a violent world. That is why you should get the right kind of lighting for your garden. Something that makes you feel good. With the proper outdoor lighting you can not only enjoy your garden at night, but also make your garden even more beautiful and dramatic than it is during the day. What I've done to my garden lighting I've learned from cinematographers and set designers. They taught me that at night you can make the eye see what you want it to and avoid what you don't want it to. I've learned from them that balanced colored lights (using harmonious and complimentary colors) can have a huge emotional effect on a film set or in your garden. Harsh white lights irritate while Warm colored lights add drama and cool colored lights add tranquility.

In the past the rule of thumb was never to see your light source. In the past the light sources were ugly Industrial Square boxes and round cylinders. Only in the last five years has decorative lighting been starting to show up in the garden. As a manufacturer I've tried to do something more interesting. I sculpt bronze, copper and stained glass into pieces of art. Instead of lighting up "garden art” I make "garden art” that lights up your garden. Or as my wife Aime says, "Jewels for the garden”. For more about accenting with colors, read below under lighting with colors.

AREA LIGHTING - These are lights that light up a general area like a flower bed or eating area. For flower beds we use the Tulip cluster found in our catalogue. It works as a soft fill light for up to 12 feet and soft white up light for ferns or small trees. For small eating areas try one of our four outdoor chandeliers. Or one of our hanging lanterns with warm French glass on the bottom that hides the harsh white bulb.

WALL LIGHTING - Floods are used to wash a wall with light. Instead of a square metal box I've sculpted a bronze Sunflower to do the same job. You can also use any one of our 7 different kinds of flower sconces. The glass flowers cover the harsh white light with warm colored glass and allow the white light to go down on the wall or ground instead of in your face. These are available in five different colors. Or you can light a wall or fence with one of our colorful dragon flies, humming birds or Luna Moths.

TREE OR SPOT LIGHTING - Tree or spot-lighting. These fixtures are called up and down lights. They are typically round cylinders with halogen bulbs. These should be used with caution because they are the number one reason for light pollution and are therefore often banned by certain communities.

Remember that nature is the best garden creator and she uses many shapes, sizes and colors to create her perfections. That is why I offer so many styles and colors of Tiffany flowers. Use your imagination, you will enjoy your garden creation every night.