Landscape and Area Lighting
All landscape lighting at your home or business property should always have these two priorities:

PURPOSE -
The necessary amount of illumination for walkway safety & area security.

BEAUTY -
Property enhancement & art expression.

A Landscape Lighting Design should always accomplish both of these priorities at the same time and fit into your energy budget.
1.  POST LIGHT - Post lighting fixtures give you the most light for your energy dollar.  Post fixtures are easy to install and easy to maintain.  Post fixtures can vary in height, style and light output.  Receptacles can be installed at the base for holiday lighting and other conveniences.
2.  MUSHROOM LIGHTS - Mushroom lights are favored mostly because of their "low level" lighting along walkways & driveways (usually in sets of 3 or more).  Mushroom lighting gives your property a beautiful lighting "silhouette" appearance but in many cases require more maintenance than other landscape fixtures.
3.  UP-LIGHTING - Up-lighting fixtures can be installed under trees & shrubbery and/or at the base of the property.  Up-lighting can give your property the most beautiful appearance while giving you adequate area lighting as well (reflective light).
4.  STEP-LIGHTS - Step lights refer to "built in" lighting fixtures in steps, decks, retaining walls, etc. (Step lights are usually installed in coordination with the construction of these).  Step lights always give you and good combination of  lighting purpose, beauty and energy usage.
5.  BOLLARD LIGHTS - Bollard lighting fixtures are waist high, heavy duty fixture posts with beacon type heads that are used most commonly for commercial, industrial & institutional walkways and driveways.  They are expensive, well built and are usually recommended for their vandal proof characteristics while giving good Purpose & Beauty lighting.