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DIY Uplighting — Year-round, Low-cost Magic in Your Yard
by
EmDirr @ DustandDoghair.com
(IC: blogger)
I love the look of uplighting…lights, bark, leaves, shadows….the whole effect makes me want to light up every tree and plant in our yard. It even makes this scrubby willow bush look lovely:
I especially like how it revives an autumn landscape or showcases a front door wreath or architectural feature.
or the bark of leafless trees in winter.
Next summer I’d like to solve the mystery of low-voltage lighting, but I don’t have time for that lesson this year, so I want something I can plug in with an extension cord, attach to a timer (or daylight sensor), and enjoy. I've been having a blast painting our backyard with light this fall and have been experimenting everywhere I can take an extension cord...
The lights I used are 6 watt-LED. ...way more economical than the 45-watt incandescents I used to use. You can search for your own, they're not hard to find, (but there ARE links on my blog to a $10 model IF you need or want help).
Since first posting this, I've done a little more research and discovered that "light pollution" is a thing....
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Published December 9th, 2016 12:11 PM
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