Guides

Notes from the drafting table. How we think about lighting gardens, trees, and the night, written for the people who design and build alongside us.

• How to light a garden path

  Spacing, fixture height, and glare. Pools of light, with honest darkness between them.

• Uplighting oaks and California natives

  Placement and aiming for native trees, moonlighting from the canopy, and root-zone care.

• What a landscape lighting plan contains

  The plan sheet, fixture schedule, aiming notes, and scenes a crew can build from.

• Color temperature outdoors

  2700K or 3000K, one temperature per property, and where CRI actually matters.

• Dark-sky lighting at home

  Shielding, aiming, and light trespass. Less light, placed well, looks better.

• Lighting scenes outdoors

  Zoning by use, and the three scenes a family actually lives with.

• Lighting and neighbors

  Light trespass, shielding, curfew dimming, and why the considerate scheme is the better one.