Noise. Busy and messy landscapes will ruin the overall aesthetic and ambience of the yard. In Commercial Landscape Maintenance, this is known as noise. It is the exact kind of thing that leaves a really bad impression for visiting customers and active employees. A company needs to manage their space logically because it sets a tone of what kind of business they are involved with. Great landscape maintenance could involve all the basics, including consistent lawn mowing, nice planting and trimming of trees, and steady watering. Well, there’s an aspect that is missed and under-appreciated in landscaping. It is the overall layout of the outdoor lighting.
Commercial buildings that stay open and dark, or have a parking lot, are often legally forced to apply proper lighting. Some may want to fulfill the lighting standards and quotas by flooding the entire space with pole lights. Though this might sound easy, it is definitely not cheap. There is a better way to use lighting without simply coating the entire property in a hard afterglow.
Diffusing the light is a strategy photographers use to maximize the impact of the lighting. It is also called modifying. It is the exact opposite of flooding an entire space in light, even if on a functional level, it is the easiest method for designing and subsequently working with Commercial Landscape Maintenance. The lighting can have more of an effect on the landscape if a designer allows it to. In a parking lot, for example, defusing the lighting could mean putting grates over the light source. This cuts off the light and gives it a little more texture. In other words, it softens the light so is not so noisy and invasive.
Using light in this way can make a big difference between a commercial landscape that is acceptable and one that is really appealing. A restaurant is one particular commercial property that can benefit from using modified light. Those who come into the restaurant could’ve walked through a nice ambience in the actual parking lot. Those that leave are left with a great last impression while feeling safe. Madison Earthcare uses great methods and fantastic landscaping ideas to take advantage of every aspect of the design.
