The latest news and articles about flowers, florists and gardening. http://www.flower-florist-garden-news.com 2008-08-28T15:28:06+01:00 http://www.flower-florist-garden-news.com http://www.flower-florist-garden-news.com/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png text/html 2007-07-04T23:51:50+01:00 http://www.flower-florist-garden-news.com http://www.flower-florist-garden-news.com/news/latest/green_maven_green_search_engine.html Green Maven is your gateway to the Green Web. We're a search engine that focuses on green, conscious, and sustainable websites. Use the search box above to search the green web! text/html 2007-01-31T00:40:26+01:00 http://www.flower-florist-garden-news.com http://www.flower-florist-garden-news.com/gardening_articles/landscape_lighting/landscape_lighting_basics.html Light plays a big role in the overall curb appeal of your home or business. A well rounded landscape looks good, day or night in many kinds of weather.Landscape lighting doesn't have to be expensive. Modern solar technology makes putting lights anywhere inexpensive and easy. Landscape Lighting Basics:Well placed lights make a landscape more visually appealing and enhance safetyContrasting colors and shadow vs light add visual interestUsing more, softer lights is better than fewer, harsher ones text/html 2007-01-31T14:41:14+01:00 http://www.flower-florist-garden-news.com http://www.flower-florist-garden-news.com/gardening_articles/landscape_lighting/landscape_lighting_budget.html A good thing to do early on in any landscaping project is to set a budget for the time and money the project will cost. A good budget is even more important for landscape lighting projects.A big source of expense in landscape lighting is running electrical power everywhere you want lights. Running extension cords all over the place is NOT an option since this is very unsafe. A licensed electrician with experience in outdoor work and fixtures is needed. An additional potential cost is the need to dig trenches to run wires. In new construction this is no big deal. However, in an established garden or landscape this can be a big problem, especially if it has paved areas.One way to reduce the expense of electrical wiring is to use solar powered lights and fountains in your landscaping project. Read on for an example landscape lighting budget comparing traditional and solar lighting. text/html 2007-02-01T04:37:38+01:00 http://www.flower-florist-garden-news.com http://www.flower-florist-garden-news.com/gardening_articles/fountains_and_waterfalls/moving_water.html Water in motion is facinating to watch. An easy way to add interest to your landscape is by installing a fountain or waterfall.With traditional methods, installing the electrical equipment was tricky, expensive and potentially dangerous.With modern solar technology, costs are radically less and voltages low and safe. text/html 2007-02-01T02:46:54+01:00 http://www.flower-florist-garden-news.com http://www.flower-florist-garden-news.com/gardening_articles/landscape_lighting/serious_landscape_lighting.html At some point you might want landscape lighting that is not only decorative but also highly functional. By functional I mean it is bright enough to provides enough light to see signs or walkways clearly.Modern solar lighting can fill this need for many applications at a fraction of the cost of traditional landscape lighting. The savings comes from not having to run house current to a remote spot in the landscape.Lighting in this category can also double as emergency lighting for power outages or lighting remote buildings such as a gazebo or cabin. text/html 2007-02-01T01:26:40+01:00 http://www.flower-florist-garden-news.com http://www.flower-florist-garden-news.com/gardening_articles/landscape_lighting/bargain_landscape_feature_lighting.html Well designed landscape lighting draws attention to the best parts of your lawn and garden. One good way to accomplish this is with directional lighting placed at dramatic angles.Directional lights are often refered to as spot lights. text/html 2007-02-01T04:09:37+01:00 http://www.flower-florist-garden-news.com http://www.flower-florist-garden-news.com/gardening_articles/landscape_lighting/post_lighting.html Post lighting can dress up your walkways, entrances and decks. Solar post lights accomplish this for a very reasonable cost. text/html 2007-02-01T00:40:19+01:00 http://www.flower-florist-garden-news.com http://www.flower-florist-garden-news.com/gardening_articles/landscape_lighting/elegant_and_inexpensive_landscape_lighting.html It is unfortunate that most people's experience with inexpensive solar lighting happens at mass retail outlets. By paying just a bit more you gain a large amount in performance and quality. A good example of this is the Arlinghous series. They are engineered in Germany where they take their solar power seriously. text/html 2007-02-01T00:05:25+01:00 http://www.flower-florist-garden-news.com http://www.flower-florist-garden-news.com/gardening_articles/landscape_lighting/bargain_basement_landscape_lighting.html Just because you have a tight budget doesn't mean you can't have some nice landscape lighting. You just need to be a bit more creative.A good place to get started with landscape lighting is with some small solar powered lights. This are very inexpensive and easy to install. You just stick them in the ground or other simple mounting method. My current favorites are called Grandviews. You can buy 6 of them for about $70. The batteries last for 2-3 years and the light and solar panel for many years. text/html 2007-02-01T03:39:24+01:00 http://www.flower-florist-garden-news.com http://www.flower-florist-garden-news.com/gardening_articles/landscape_lighting/landscape_security_lighting.html Landscape lighting can not only be attractive it can also help protect people and property. Solar security lights provide and inexpensive and easy way to place some light where you need it when you need it. Unlike most other lights, solar security lights have motion sensors so they only snap on when there is motion in the area they are watching .