Luminous Trees and Outdoor Lighting Schemes

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Luminous Trees and Outdoor Lighting Schemes
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• Are you thinking about inviting some close
  friends and colleagues over for a dinner party or
  maybe a few drinks and barbecue on your patio?
  Having gone through the past winters icy grip,
  perhaps your front and back yards arent looking
  so hot. This is probably the best time to do a
  full overhaul of your homes exteriors.

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• However, every great looking front lawn and
  patio takes a lot of careful and detailed
  planning. Its not just about laying out the
  finest type of grass, planting a few shrubs, or
  adding some new outdoor furniture. You have to
  add all the essential elements to create the
  perfect overall look that can reflect your
  personal style.

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• For instance, choosing the right kind of trees
  can make or break the entire look of a landscape.
  When nighttime comes, for instance, they could
  just look like some ominous shadows in the
  peripherals of your home. Theres a great
  solution brewing that some might think to be
  strange a team of California biologists who
  engineered glowing plants are now working on
  glow-in-the-dark trees as House Logic online
  reports

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• Glow-in-the-dark trees are more than a glimmer
  now that a California biologist, Antony Evans,
  and his colleagues have inserted genes from
  bioluminescent bacteria into plants. Theyve
  found that the bioengineered flora grows and
  glows. Its the first step to growing glowing
  trees that can light streets and your front yard,
  and save energy.

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• Backers loved the idea of glow-in-the-dark
  plants. Evans had hoped to raise 65,000 through
  a Kickstarter campaign. But the Kickstarters
  pledged over 484,000.
• What does this mean to homeowners who want to
  substitute a glowing tree or rosebush for their
  porch light? Nothing, yet. Trees take a long time
  to grow and to demonstrate which bioengineering
  techniques work and which fizzle. So dont expect
  a glowing elm anytime soon.

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• But since this is still in development, what you
  can do is to install outdoor lighting fixtures.
  This will illuminate and highlight trees, plants,
  your patio, and the other features of your home,
  adding a dramatic and welcoming appeal to your
  exteriors. Aside from its aesthetic value,
  strategically positioned lighting can also deter
  burglars, serving as an added security feature.

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• There are probably hundreds of landscape
  lighting companies all over the US but you just
  have to do some research over the Internet to
  know more about them and choose the one with the
  four Es in outdoor lighting Experience,
  Expertise, Efficiency, and Elegance.

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• Along the east coast, the most trusted is Vernon
  Daniel Associates. Our landscape lighting company
  takes pride in our outstanding service, as they
  know that enjoying the outdoors with your family
  and friends isnt something people take for
  granted.