The Landscape Lighting Book [Hardcover]

“…a thoroughly comprehensive, detailed guide to all stages of designing, installing and maintaining the lighting of gardens and landscapes.” (The Lighting Journal, Nov/Dec 2005)

"...many bright ideas and extremely detailed practical advice...." (Town and Country, June 2006) --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

A national authority on this emerging field offers a comprehensive guide to the art and science of designing, erecting and maintaining an outdoor lighting system. Presents in-depth coverage on how to plan, design and build a project; reviews all technical components and materials; discusses specific issues of landscape design setting and its elements--plants, sculptures and structures, water features, etc. Packed with hundreds of detailed photos, sketches, plans and drawings.

A richly illustrated and up–to–date source of practical guidance and hard–to–find technical data on all aspects of landscape lighting

The Landscape Lighting Book, Second Edition shows you how to achieve a wide range of beautiful and dramatic lighting effects. You′ll get expert guidance and advice on the theory, design process, project needs, and techniques of landscape lighting. You′ll find prizewinning projects designed by the author and other landscape lighting professionals throughout the United States. Plus, hundreds of diagrams, drawings, and black–and–white and full–color photographs illuminate topics and provide visually stunning insights into new and creative ways that lighting can transform landscapes. This fully updated edition covers the latest technologies and equipment and features new chapters on installation, documentation, and seasonal lighting. You′ll also find:

• Guidelines for preparing lighting drawings, control and transformer charts, symbol lists, and other technical specifications
• Design strategies for avoiding potential conflicts between plantings and landscape lighting equipment
• Accurate performance characteristics of all lighting materials, finishes, and fixtures
• The best ways to locate fixtures, set appropriate light levels, and perform preventive system maintenance
• The special lighting needs of plants in indoor environments
• A complete listing of fixtures, controls, lamps, and accessories manufacturers and vendors

Whether you′re seeking to sculpt a landscape with light or make an outdoor space useable at night, The Landscape Lighting Book, Second Edition shares all the technical and creative insights you′ll need to beautify your landscaping projects and consistently win client approval. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

JANET LENNOX MOYER, IALD, is the Design Principal at MSH Visual Planners, Brunswick, New York. She is an award–winning lighting designer, and she teaches landscape lighting design nationally and internationally. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.