Landscape & Urban Design Issue 26 2017 | Page 59

The way to really bring your garden together is to enhance that key feature using strategic lighting. With well-placed lighting, you can accentuate the parts of your garden that give it character whilst drawing it all together seamlessly. Highlight borders Borders are often forgotten, seeming old fashioned and out of date now, but drawing attention to them can create a comprehensive scheme to your modern garden. You can create this effect by installing strips of waterproof LED rope lighting around the bottom edge of your border. This also makes a great statement for any patios, decking or terraced areas too, to illuminate pathways as well as creating a feature. Solar lighting In a similar way to highlighting borders and pathways, solar lights are a fantastic option for lighting that can act as both functional and decorative. Not only are they far more energy efficient, saving you money in the long run, but they're also e