When the weather is warm, the party need not move indoors when Mother Nature's natural heat source, the sun, dies down. Heck, as great as fire pits and bonfires are, you may not even need those.

Before you buy any lighting fixtures, you need to assess your needs and goals for your landscape lighting. Do you want to highlight certain features, such as plants, sculptures, or water elements?

When the days are shorter and the weather is chilly, the home environment must be as accessible as possible. Wall-mounted lighting fixtures do the job, and even help design the front of the house.

With the rise of smart technology, the Internet of Things (IoT) has massively shifted how we interact with our surroundings.