{"id":3265,"date":"2016-06-10T08:32:54","date_gmt":"2016-06-10T12:32:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/?p=3265"},"modified":"2024-11-28T09:19:30","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T09:19:30","slug":"best-outdoor-lighting-system-mclean-va","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/best-outdoor-lighting-system-mclean-va\/","title":{"rendered":"An Outdoor Lighting System Like No Other"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_3268\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3268\" style=\"width: 430px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3268\" src=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/02-Tree-and-reflecting-pond.jpg\" alt=\"outdoor lighting on tree reflecting in pond\" width=\"430\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/02-Tree-and-reflecting-pond.jpg 845w, https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/02-Tree-and-reflecting-pond-230x300.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/02-Tree-and-reflecting-pond-787x1024.jpg 787w, https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/02-Tree-and-reflecting-pond-768x1000.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3268\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PHOTO: Coastal Source Landscape Lighting<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The problem with even the best outdoor lighting systems, says McLean-based landscape architect Howard Cohen, is that they eventually succumb to moisture infiltration causing metal parts and electrical wiring to corrode. And there are other problems with standard systems: LED lamp housings\u00a0overheat. Fixtures have to be replaced when garden plants overgrow them. But Cohen feels assured he\u2019s found a solution in Coastal Source Landscape\u00a0Lighting. The company has developed its products to resist the effects of heat, moisture and salt corrosion. Coastal Source is so confident of their technology that they offer a life-time warranty on their entire system.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The way it is now in the industry, you buy lamps from one company, transformers from another and landscaping wiring from another.&#8221; \u00a0Howard Cohen, Surrounds Landscape Architect<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>All in One<\/h2>\n<p>Coastal Source designs and manufactures its own fixtures, lamps, and lenses. It also designs\u00a0light filters that can fine tune lighting in a range of color temperatures. The patented wiring system is guaranteed to stay water proof forever. In standard systems wire is twisted around wire nuts at junction points. This sometimes causes voltage drop and creates a weak spot where water can infiltrate over time. Water can also cause corrosion where metal parts join. For example, you may find that you can\u2019t unscrew or open up a fixture to change a lamp because the metal parts have fused.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>With any electronic component, water and heat are its biggest enemy.&#8221; Jon Bowman, Coastal Source Landscape\u00a0Lighting<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3283\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3283\" style=\"width: 940px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3283 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/03-fish-fountain-copy.jpg\" alt=\"03 fish fountain copy\" width=\"940\" height=\"588\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/03-fish-fountain-copy.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/03-fish-fountain-copy-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/03-fish-fountain-copy-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/03-fish-fountain-copy-768x480.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 940px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 940\/588;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3283\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PHOTO: Coastal Source Landscape Lighting<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jon Bowman of Coastal Source Landscape Lighting has\u00a0this to say about traditional lighting systems: \u201cthe day that system goes in, that&#8217;s its best day.\u201d Bowman says this because other systems on the market use components that aren\u2019t built for prolonged outdoor use. The <a href=\"https:\/\/coastalsource.ca\/why-coastal\/coastal-connector\/\">Coastal Source Plug n Play Technology<\/a> eliminates the weak links associated with the traditional outdoor lighting system. All connections fit together and twist closed to make a secure, air tight connection that keeps moisture, debris and insects out.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3290\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3290\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3290 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/05-tree-and-border.jpg\" alt=\"tree and bedding border with up lighting\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/05-tree-and-border.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/05-tree-and-border-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/05-tree-and-border-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/05-tree-and-border-768x512.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 480px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 480\/320;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3290\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PHOTO: Coastal Source Landscape Lighting<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Another weak point with standard outdoor lighting systems is heat build-up in the metal lamp housings. Metal parts in light\u00a0fixtures may\u00a0absorb heat during a 90-degree day and stay hot into the evening. \u00a0Prolonged exposure to high temperatures reduces the longevity of LED lamps. Coastal addresses this problem with lamp housings that are \u201cthermally managed\u201d in that the entire fixture functions as a heat sink that pulls heat away from the lamp.<\/p>\n<p>Bowman points to another problem solved by the Coastal Source lighting system: It is flexible\u00a0and can be adjusted\u00a0as\u00a0the landscape grows. With a standard system, he says, a low fixture will have to be replaced in as little as five years if shrubbery grows over it. &#8220;With ours you just add an extension. As the plants grow we can easily change from a bullet on the ground to a bullet on a riser. So we can get above it as that plant gets taller.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Sculpting With Light<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3271\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3271\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3271 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/04-trees-house.jpg\" alt=\"outdoor lighting tree branch structure &amp; house\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/04-trees-house.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/04-trees-house-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/04-trees-house-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/04-trees-house-768x512.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 480px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 480\/320;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3271\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PHOTO: Coastal Source Landscape Lighting<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The purpose of\u00a0all of this outdoor lighting technology is to support <a href=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/landscape-lighting-for-northern-virginia-gardens\/\">great landscape lighting design<\/a>. Both Cohen and Bowman say that layering is what makes great design. That is, using combinations of lighting instruments coming from multiple angles at varying levels of brightness to bring out the subject. It is difficult to highlight a plant with just one fixture. As in theatrical lighting, the landscape designer needs to throw light on the subject from different angles and to modulate the brightness levels\u00a0of multiple light sources in order to bring out different textures and qualities.<\/p>\n<p>Light plays very well on certain types of trees and less well on others.\u00a0For example, a southern magnolia has a dark, thick leaf that doesn\u2019t let light through very well. But the fine textured leaves of a honey locust allow light to go through creating a beautiful effect. Sometimes throwing focus on the structure of a tree will create a compelling effect.<\/p>\n<p>Landscape designers will look for opportunities to enhance the subject. They look for angles that will create interesting effects. They may light from above or from the side as well as from underneath. And in terms of layering, the subject will have more brightness focused on it than accent areas.\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"10712\" class=\"elementor elementor-10712\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6f2406 cta e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c6f2406\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f339df e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f339df\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f7b478 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f7b478\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5143fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d5143fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Begin your project with a dream and a plan!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4dfc09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4dfc09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You are at the threshold of an exciting journey. This eBook will provide sound guidance as you take your first steps.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c78f696 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c78f696\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/resource\/expert-guide-to-planning-the-landscape-design-of-your-dreams\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"simple-line-icons icon-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">DOWNLOAD THE E-BOOK<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<h3>The Importance of Color Temperature in Night Lighting<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3273\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3273\" style=\"width: 440px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3273 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/07-Color-Temp.jpg\" alt=\"outdoor lighting effect color temperatures\" width=\"440\" height=\"272\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/07-Color-Temp.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/07-Color-Temp-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/07-Color-Temp-1024x633.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/07-Color-Temp-768x475.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 440px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 440\/272;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3273\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PHOTO: Coastal Source Landscape Lighting<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When lighting outdoor scenes after dark LED lamps provide a range of color temperatures from a warm amber tone to grayish blue, the color of moonlight. It offers the full palette needed to accent specialty trees, plants and architectural elements in the landscape without distorting their natural colors.<\/p>\n<p>Using the correct light color (color temperature) at night preserves the actual color of the subject being lit. Some\u00a0landscape contractors will wash everything with one color and that makes it all\u00a0look the same. So, if you were to direct a warm yellowish light onto a blue plant it would obscure the true the color of the plant. Whereas, using a lamp with the correct color temperature will really make the subject stand out beautifully.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-3279 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/08-woodland-scene.jpg\" alt=\"landscape lighting showing multiple source layering\" width=\"240\" height=\"159\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 240px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 240\/159;\" \/>The benefits of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/landscape-lighting-design-potomac-md\/\">investing in a landscape lighting design<\/a>\u00a0are both practical and aesthetic. On the\u00a0practical level, lighting your outdoor environment, obviously, extends the amount of time you can make optimal use of it. And, as demonstrated by the images in this post, the aesthetic pleasure to be gained can be extraordinary.\u00a0The most advanced landscape\u00a0lighting technology, aside from solving the problems typically associated with outdoor lighting, provides a wide range of opportunities for making your outdoor living spaces as pleasing\u00a0at night as they are during the day.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;d like to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/contact\/\">learn more about our landscape lighting design and installation services<\/a>, please connect with one of our landscape architects to set up a time to talk.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The problem with even the best outdoor lighting systems, says McLean-based landscape architect Howard Cohen, is that they eventually succumb to moisture infiltration causing metal parts and electrical wiring to corrode. And there are other problems with standard systems: LED lamp housings\u00a0overheat. Fixtures have to be replaced when garden plants overgrow them. But Cohen feels [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3286,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_eb_attr":"","content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[278,280],"class_list":["post-3265","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-landscape-design","tag-landscape-lighting-design","tag-outdoor-lighting-system"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.9 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Best Outdoor Lighting System McLean and Northern Virginia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The problem with even the best outdoor lighting systems, is that they eventually succumb to moisture infiltration. 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