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Garden lighting entails more than just putting a few lights in the garden. It determines how we live in the dark, outside but inside too: your garden can become an extension of your interior. It is a good idea to draw up a lighting plan to help you decide what sorts of lights you need. You do not have to decide on the details, such as the types of fittings and suchlike, just yet. Finally, you can work out the technical details, like the strength of the transformer and the length of the cables you will need, on the basis of your lighting plan.
And this is how you start...
Draw the most important features in your garden or terrace to scale: a lawn, pond, trees, planters, any statues you may have, fences, walls and doors. Write down the required lighting beside each part: Sf = atmospheric lighting, A = orientation lighting (to be able to see where you are going) and S = spotlight. The primary functions have now been laid down. Now you can determine what type of lighting you need. The fittings in the Integrated, Solitair or Wall series can be put in all the places you have marked with Sf. Use the Wall or Integrated series at places marked with an A. For spotlights, you can choose from the Spot series. Subsequently work out what technical materials you will need. Look here for the correct cables and transformers.Download a drawing grid and symbols for your lighting plan here (PDF file [100 Kb]).
Good luck!
