Greenville_Outdoor_Living_Areas_to_Glow_ with_NiteLites_at_Southern_Home and_Garden_Show March 5, 2010

NiteLites Outdoor Lights of Greenville, South Carolina will attend the 49th Annual Spring Southern Home and Garden Show, being held Friday, March 5th through Sunday, March 7th at the Carolina First Center. Admission for Adults is $7, Seniors (55+) and Students are $5. $1 off Advance Tickets coupons can be found at local Bi-Lo grocery stores. The show will feature hundreds of companies offering the latest products and services for home building, remodeling, landscaping, and decorating. For more information, please visit www.hbaofgreenville.com/shg/springshow10/springsouthernshowindex.html

This Greenville outdoor lighting business will share a wide variety of their low voltage and outdoor LED landscape lighting techniques with the show attendees. Some of these lighting techniques include up lighting or façade lighting, cross lighting, down lighting, accent or spot lighting, path lighting, wash lighting, moonlighting, shadowing, silhouetting, and spread lighting.

Accent & Spot Lighting - Add drama to any landscaped garden. Position intense and narrowly focused lights near the base of statuary or trees or near a surfaced wall or trellis. Although this technique is very compelling, it should be used sparingly.

Cross Lighting - This effect can be very appealing as the object is lit from two sides. When done correctly, this not only highlights the feature but also softens it at the same time.

Down Lighting - To illuminate extended deck steps and sloping pathways, down lighting is a highly effective and preferred method for safety and outdoor security lighting.

Path and Garden Lighting - There is perhaps nothing more alluring that a well lit garden path. Place low level lights on either side of a path or walkway. As an added benefit, path garden lighting provides a safe walkway and adds to your home's security. The most common mistake made by weekend lighting designers is by using too many lights which may create a runway effect. Actually over lighting in general is the biggest mistake made by untrained lighting installers – more is definitely not better.

Shadowing - If you have a tree or statue with a striking profile in front of a wall or other surface, shadowing may be a very elegant way to add some drama to the exterior of your home. Your designer will either place spot lights low in front of the object to create shadows and depth or to achieve a very dramatic shadow, they may elect to place the fixture high above the focal point.

Silhouetting - The opposite of shadowing, this outdoor lighting technique can be intensely dramatic. Lights positioned behind and below the object to create a spectacular silhouette.

Spread Lighting - If you've invested in landscaping your garden with flowerbeds and low shrubs, you'll want to enhance its nighttime appeal with spread lighting. Carefully hidden in low lying landscaping and ground cover, your focus will be on the beauty of the variety of textures and patterns of your plants rather than on the source of the light.

Moonlighting - This technique is effective on medium to large trees, placing one or two low voltage lights onto the second or third tier of branches. By angling the light, a romantic moonlight effect is created in the foliage above. On the other hand, when lights are angled down, a completely different subtle dappled effect is created on the ground – and this is also known in the industry as moonlighting.

Up Lighting - If a canopy of branches covers your garden, lighting designers may create up lighting by placing a light at ground level and angling the lamp upwards. The illuminated branches will reflect a soft glow down onto your garden, patio, or deck.

Washing - By placing the light at the base of a wall or hedge, the light 'washes' over the surface creating a soft glow effect. However this can also be achieved by 'lifting' the light at certain angles to wash the desired area. For example, the patio area is an optimal place for such lighting. This may also be called facade lighting when used to light the surfaces of a building.

Submersible Lighting - Submersible Lighting produces fantastic effects as it combines the beauty of lighting with the elegant calm of water. Moving fountains or still reflecting pools of water can become powerful retreats when professionally lit.

NiteLites Franchise Systems, Inc. President and CEO, Thomas A. Frederick states, “We use endless combinations of (lighting) techniques to showcase every home or commercial property’s best features while pleasing our client’s palate and budget. Each project offers a unique opportunity to create our distinctive NiteLites' look. We don't sell lighting packages rather we carefully design each as a unique lighting opportunity. It is popular with our clients and a great source of referrals for our franchises.” said NiteLites Franchise Systems, Inc. President and CEO, Thomas A. Frederick.

To view the difference NiteLites makes, show attendees are encouraged to call 828-252-9779 or visit http://www.nitelites.com/franchise_locations/Outdoor_Lighting_of_Greenville.asp to schedule an outdoor lighting demo for their home or business.

National Outdoor Lighting Franchise, NiteLites, celebrates each Spring and Fall with homeowners at Home and Garden Show throughout the country. Visit http://www.outdoor-lighting-franchise.com/LED_Landscape_Lighting.html to see the upcoming outdoor lighting exhibits.

Official Website: http://www.nitelites.com/franchise_locations/Outdoor_Lighting_of_Greenville.asp