On 27/10/08 20:33, in article , "Pete C"
wrote:

Sacha wrote:
On 24/10/08 17:55, in article
, "Rusty Hinge 2"
wrote:

The message
from Richy Rich contains
these words:

Hi everyone,

Hi

Im new here and would really appreciate some help!

That's what we do best...

Basically, after spending to much money getting our garden
re-landscaped about 3 months ago I'd really like to add some
character for evening use.

I don't know if anyone has any advice but our garden designer
recommended some lighting & in particular a brand called Hunza...

Nice apricots...

The lights certainly look very nice but I was really wandering what
everyone thought about them? Are they worth the money?

Sort-of nouveau riche to naff, IMO

He showed me this site: www.engineeringwithlight.com - has anyone
used it or brought from here?

Any advice is very much appreciated!!!

Why put lights in at all?

If you're in anything like a rural area the sky is *AWESOME*

If in town/suburbia, there's too much feral light already.

I'm with Rusty on this. I love a clear night sky with nothing to
diminish it and if you're living in an area that doesn't have that -
well, don't add to it. OTOH, if you're expecting a lovely warm
summer next year, I think I'd go for candles, storm lanterns,
braziers - things that are used when needed and then doused. IMO,
these are both more tasteful and more full of real character rather
than 'artful' lights placed among stones and ponds and designed to
look like rocks. Natural is good, IMO.
Sacha, I have to disagree. I have 'rock' lights around my pond, and a
lantern hung over the middle. Looks beautiful at night. I've posted pics
before, but they don't do it justice.
Rich.......you have money to burn?? What's wrong with the selection in B &
Q?

I just don't like lighting in gardens, except if you're in them, using the
light to eat or read by and that's rare in this climate. It's a form of
pollution, IMO. Scads of children don't know what a clear night sky looks
like because of street lighting and other artificial light so my vote is for
the 'no lights' brigade. Each to their own and all that. The only time we
light our garden is when we have a church 'do' in the tea room and people
have to find their way up the path from the church!

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Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
(new website online)