ENCHANTED EVENINGS

Too often, garden lighting drifts to the bottom of the list when planning a new landscape, but if you want to use your outdoor spaces after the sun sets, it should be given the same importance as where to place the swimming pool or what paving to use.

“Correctly lighting your outdoor spaces is critical for providing functionality as well as achieving an attractive and integrated landscape,” says Justine Carlile, Director of Justine Carlile Landscape Design. “For the best possible outcome, the lighting of a garden and the features within it should be considered at the initial planning stage and incorporated into the landscape design. This enables proper consideration to be given to the selection of complementary light fittings, the quantity required and their exact locations within the garden.

“Early planning also enables the easy placement of electrical cables both within the garden and any structures such as outdoor rooms. Provision of underground