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Get Equipped: Landscape Lighting
This assortment of landscape lighting products can add value to your professional lawn care and landscaping services. WAC Landscape Lighting Surface Mount Indicator LED Light Fixtures The easy to install WAC Landscape Lighting Surface Mount Indicator LED Light Fixtures mount directly on top of any desired surface. The LED 2″ 12 Volt Indicators are round and directional, providing soft, diffused illumination washes over walkways and other exterior spaces. The Indicator LED Light Fixtures have an IP68 rating and are able to withstand continuous immersion underwater with their factory sealed watertight construction. Various styles and either warm 2700K or pure white 3000K color temperatures are available. Offered in 90 CRI with a 60,000-hour rated life, the luminaries are available in stainless steel or bronzed stainless steel finishes and come with a 10′ lead wire. BrillianceLED Sector Selector The Sector Selector creates specific sectors or zones that can be controlled independently from a single transformer. For new or retrofit projects, it splits a single transformer into four separate zones with up to 200 Watts per sector. The Sector Selector can separate a front yard from a back yard; or independently control lighting for: water and architectural features; outdoor kitchens; pool and spa areas; outdoor decks/seating areas; or path and garden lighting. Sector Selector can be added to existing 8-25 Volt landscape lighting systems as an instant upgrade and can work with all manufacturer’s transformers. More than one Sector Selector can be used in a landscape lighting system if needed. Rated IP 65 ...
Bright Ideas For Landscapers On National Christmas Lights Day!
Time to deck the halls, folks, because today, December 1, is National Christmas Lights Day! Before the invention of electric lights, families would balance candles on the branches of their Christmas trees—a risky practice that naturally led to several house fires. Electric Christmas lights were first invented in 1880 by Thomas Edison, who promptly strung them all over the outside of his Menlo Park laboratory in NJ. Because people were initially distrustful of electricity, however, it took another several decades for the invention to catch on. And it wasn’t until 1903, when General Electric began selling pre-assembled kits of Christmas lights, that electric lights became popular with people of all classes. In 1925, the brand NOMA took over the market by storm with its cheaper, colored Christmas lights. Then, in 1998, LED lights become a game changer for Christmas lights and have gone mainstream since. Today, electric lights are an integral part of the winter holiday season, and certainly aren’t exclusive to Christmas. While the above information comes from nationaltoday.com, landscapers know that Christmas lights are not only festive, but can be a great revenue generating add-on service. Kirk Brown of Kirk’s Lawn Care in Limerick, PA found this to be true when he opened Dynamic Celebration Lighting in July of 2021. What started as a hobby for holiday home lighting and light shows has evolved into a profitable second company. In fact, Brown anticipates doubling his growth from last year! Here, we provide a sneak peek at some of ...
Get Equipped: Landscape Lighting Products
Take a look at this assortment of landscape lighting products that can add value to your professional lawn care and landscaping services. Bamboo Lights from SOURCE® by CAST New from the SOURCE® by CAST product line, SOURCE® Bamboo Lights (SBBL36 and SBBL44) are designed to illuminate an outdoor space beautifully, while integrating into and enhancing the landscape with surprising pops of light. Use the SOURCE® Bamboo Lights to boost outdoor ambiance in groupings with long grasses, around pool areas, and along the edges of decks mingled throughout flower beds to create a dramatic effect throughout the year. These lights can stand out, or blend into any outdoor design using a slim profile that melds into the natural surroundings of outdoor plant life, creating a soft ambient light. Available in two heights, 36″ and 44″, these fixtures have an 11/16″ diameter with a 12″ long illuminated frosted polycarbonate cylinder top that features an integrated 1LED Nichia chip and an anti-glare PMMA diffuser which softens the light so there is no harsh glare, which can be extremely distracting to the eye. These lights come with a five-year warranty. New Beam Variations In Micro Max Series From Garden Light LED Garden Light LED Micro Series fixtures are designed to project powerful light from a small source in areas like stairs and steps, discrete overhangs, handrails, trees, potted plants, water features, and garden landscapes. Available in five different beam patterns, the Micro Series fixtures are miniature, measuring only 1.3″(w) x 1.5″(l) x 0.5″(h)—smaller than ...
Get Equipped: Landscape Lighting Products
Take a look at this assortment of landscape lighting products that can add value to your professional lawn care and landscaping services. Bamboo Lights from SOURCE® by CAST New from the SOURCE® by CAST product line, SOURCE® Bamboo Lights (SBBL36 and SBBL44) are designed to illuminate an outdoor space beautifully, while integrating into and enhancing the landscape with surprising pops of light. Use the SOURCE® Bamboo Lights to boost outdoor ambiance in groupings with long grasses, around pool areas, and along the edges of decks mingled throughout flower beds to create a dramatic effect throughout the year. These lights can stand out, or blend into any outdoor design using a slim profile that melds into the natural surroundings of outdoor plant life, creating a soft ambient light. Available in two heights, 36″ and 44″, these fixtures have an 11/16″ diameter with a 12″ long illuminated frosted polycarbonate cylinder top that features an integrated 1LED Nichia chip and an anti-glare PMMA diffuser which softens the light so there is no harsh glare, which can be extremely distracting to the eye. These lights come with a five-year warranty. New Beam Variations In Micro Max Series From Garden Light LED Garden Light LED Micro Series fixtures are designed to project powerful light from a small source in areas like stairs and steps, discrete overhangs, handrails, trees, potted plants, water features, and garden landscapes. Available in five different beam patterns, the Micro Series fixtures are miniature, measuring only 1.3″(w) x 1.5″(l) x 0.5″(h)—smaller than ...
