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Since no yard is the exactly the same, Tom Dahlmeir, landscape designer at Sunnyside Gardens, encourages homeowners to seek a specialist when installing low-voltage lights. He also discourages cost-cutting in this area, as lower-quality lighting from non-specialty stores is much less likely to last a Minnesota winter. He adds that down-lighting from your mature trees can add a dramatic look to a garden or other focal point of the yard.
Lincoln Danforth, designer at Yardscapes, says that low-voltage landscape lighting provides the bonus of safety value, as all stretches of your property can be better seen with some accented lighting. Danforth, however, is still a fan of the classic halogen bulb, which emits more heat and can melt snow around it for a luminous glow in all seasons.
