Strategically Placed Outdoor Lights Can Showcase The Beauty Of Your Home's Landscape

For many, our backyards are our sanctuary, a place we retreat to when we need to unwind from life's daily stresses. We can entertain friends and family or simply escape alone to read a book. One way to extend the use and safety of your sanctuary is to add outdoor lighting.

DECORATION
Strategically placed outdoor lights illuminating your home, shrubs, hedges, trees and more can showcase the beauty of your home's landscape. By installing outdoor lighting, you can give your plant's a night life through creating a stunning focal point. Mood lighting in various colors can provide even more ambiance to your outdoor entertaining.

SAFETY
Outdoor lighting is crucial to safely navigating outdoor areas at night. Walkways, patios, decks, gardens, pools, and yards in general can all be dangerous places if one cannot see. Reduce the chance of accidents around your property. The more visible, the safer your outdoor area will be.

SECURITY
An illuminated house and yard can convey a sense of security. Motion and flood lights can be an excellent deterrent to would-be burglars and vandals. Adding security lights can even lower your home's insurance cost.

If you live in Northwest Indiana and the Chicago Southland, contact Forest Landscaping at 708-516-4619 for more information on installing outdoor lighting around your home.

What Are The Benefits Of Professional Landscaping?

Upgrading the look of your home through professional landscaping has many benefits such as adding color and beauty, expanding your living space, aiding in relaxation, attracting wildlife, and offering an area for entertainment. Well designed landscaping can even result in an increase in property value.

Forest Landscaping can transform a previously unusable outdoor area into a functional living space. Imagine cooking a meal for family and friends in your outdoor kitchen, then serving it on the patio. Your outdoor living space can be an extension of your family room, where you go to relax and unwind. The options are endless.

Landscaping your property can save and make you money. The US Dept. of Energy found that strategically placed trees can reduce a household's energy consumption by as much as 25%. Additionally, the American Public Power Association found that landscaping can reduce air conditioning costs by as much as much as 50%.

By enhancing your home's aesthetic value you will also increase the curb appeal, enticing potential buyers. One edition of The Wall Street Journal's Smart Money magazine stated, "If you spend 5 percent of the value of your home on landscaping, and do it wisely, you can get 150 percent or more of your money back."

Adding color through flora can transform your yard into a work of art. Seasonal pops of color throughout your property can accentuate aspects of your home and make previously unsightly or boring areas a gorgeous focal point. Maintaining a well manicured landscape will also make your home stand out among your neighbors.

Landscaping can transform your yard into your very own oasis. Whether you're starting from scratch or looking to revamp your existing landscaping, contact Forest Landscaping at 708-516-4619 if you live in Northwest Indiana and the Chicago Southland.