Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of St. Louis celebrates National Landscape Architecture Month

As many of you may know, April is National Landscape Architecture Month. This event was founded by the American Society of Landscape Architecture. Landscape architecture consists of designing outdoor public areas, landmarks, and structures to achieve environmental, social-behavioral, or aesthetic outcomes. Landscape architects also oversee, along with other specialized contractors, private estate and residential landscape  planning and designs as well. These can encompass visual resource management, green infrastructure planning, provision and a host of other professions.

During the month of April, landscape architects from all over the county come together to promote this year’s theme of “Career Discovery.” This is to educate and promote the landscape architecture profession to students, specifically underrepresented minorities. They will also hold public events showcasing  what can be done through hands-on work with the public, speaking engagements, and in-school presentations.

St. Louis landscape lighting and path lighting enhances this stunning estate.

Along with landscape architects specifically, outdoor lighting also plays a key role in the design of outdoor areas, public and private alike, with the common goal of creating an aesthetically pleasing area while paying close attention to environmental concerns. Here at Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of St. Louis we have worked closely with landscape architects to choose the right lighting for a specific installation. These can be commercial settings, or multi-family residential settings. A favorite among many of the landscape architects we have collaborated with is our LED outdoor lighting. Not only does LED please aesthetically in a myriad of applications, it is also a “greener” lighting source than traditional outdoor lighting. This is because LED uses up to 90% less energy and LED’s contain no dangerous mercury that can impact the environment. That’s just the tip of the iceberg too, as the benefits of LED outdoor lighting go on, and on.

The success of this commercial landscape includes both landscape architecture and professional outdoor lighting.

We use our lighting to bring the vision of what a landscape architect sees for a specific area and create continuity in the final outcome that will extend day into evening. This may include the use of landscape lighting, path lighting, tree lighting, and even water feature lighting to aid in achieving the goal of the landscape architect.

At Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of St. Louis , we admire the efforts and talent of our local landscape architects — with that in mind, Happy National Landscape Architecture Month! 

Jim Schwartz, owner of Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of St. Louis, and his family.

Contact Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of St. Louis today to learn more about how we are making a difference in the community with LED outdoor lighting technology, and how we can make a difference in your landscape too. (636) 561 – 1818
email: JimSchwartz@OutdoorLights.com

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Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of St. Louis discusses how commercial holiday lighting can increase fourth quarter earnings

Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of St. Louis Commercial holiday tree lighting.

Anyone who has either owned, managed, or even been employed at a business going into the fourth quarter of the year knows the importance of this time of the year in terms of generating traffic flow and getting customers in the door. It is the busiest time of the year for retail establishments, restaurants, and many other businesses. The fourth quarter is the most important time because it not only gives insight projections for the coming year ahead, it is also a time when retailers are dependant on meeting their expectations for the calendar year. The fourth quarter just so happens to fall at the busiest shopping time of the year as well- the holidays- a time when the masses are out and about. This is why it’s crucial to make your establishment stand out above the competition at the most important and festive time of the year. What better way to set the stage and get noticed than with a stunning commercial outdoor holiday lighting display?

By adding holiday lights and festive lighted wreaths your storefront will welcome holiday shoppers with open arms.

One of the best  ways you can improve traffic is to have your storefront illuminated by an outdoor lighting professional. More shoppers will frequent a store or business that is decorated for the holidays as opposed to one that is not. Christmas decorations, holiday lighting and a cheerful staff are sure to create an atmosphere for success. A storefront that is decorated with the glow of Christmas lighting will draw in patrons like a moth to a flame. Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of St. Louis is one of the most respected and experienced outdoor lighting companies in the St. Louis area.

Many of our commercial holiday lighting customers opt to leave their LED C9 roofline lights up year round. They are economical, durable and long-lasting and add ambiance to your storefront.

As part of our outdoor holiday lighting program our commercial customers have the hassle and headache taken care of by us. That’s right; we design, order, install, remove and store your commercial outdoor holiday lighting for you. This is an ultra-convenient program especially for busy commercial customers who have much to worry about during the most important season of the year. Our commercial accounts include outdoor holiday bank lighting, retail storefront holiday lighting, restaurant holiday lighting, as well as outdoor holiday lighting for coffee shops, independent businesses and even car dealership holiday lighting. You name it; we can illuminate it for the holidays. Our outdoor holiday lighting fixtures range from the use of the popular C9 bulb that mimics the classic lights of yesteryear used to line the buildings on quaint city streets, to whimsical 3-dimensional holiday characters. We can even provide lighted wreaths and foliage for your commercial display too. We also readily install permanent holiday lighting displays such as C9 roofline lighting, festune lighting, and tree lighting that create a romantic ambiance that businesses can benefit from year-round too!

Jim Schwartz, owner of Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of St. Louis, and his family.

Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of St. Louis is now taking appointment for both our commercial and residential outdoor holiday lighting program and slots are already filling up quickly, so time is of the essence. Contact us today to learn more and let the holiday lights at your business be one more thing you can cross off your list for the upcoming holiday season. Call today to discuss how adding Christmas cheer in the form of our beautiful outdoor holiday lighting designs can do for you business, and your employee morale!
(636) 561 – 1818
email: JimSchwartz@OutdoorLights.com

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Never underestimate the importance of professional commercial outdoor lighting, even in casual settings

Adding soft washes of light to your storefront will add beauty and make a great first impression with potential customers.

I cannot begin to stress the importance of professional outdoor lighting applications in commercial settings. On a recent vacation, my family and I visited a casual yet upscale restaurant. The venue was quite crowded and my wife and I requested our family be seated outside on the patio to get away from the crowded interior. As the hostess seated us outside on the beautifully decorated patio, dusk had not yet begun. We ordered our food and as we waited for our entrees to arrive we noticed how quickly darkness had enveloped our location. By the time our food arrived, we had to ask our server to set us inside the restaurant because the patio was so dark we could not even see what we were eating.

Proper outdoor lighting at this restaurant would have ensured endless conversation, ambiance and no interruption of our dining experience and maybe even a better tip!

Notice the lighting at this venue makes it difficult to maneuver.

After dinner, we decided to take in a round of miniature golf while the night was still young. The venue we chose to golf at was one of those themed mini-golf courses which are over decorated, but this adds to the fun. As we entered the rear portion of the course we each noticed that many of the path lights used to light the path from hole to hole were burnt out. What little bit of landscape lighting present at the venue was poorly designed and offered little illumination to finish out the  course. Our anticipation of a fun, family outing was cut short for the second time that evening.

This St. Louis storefront was lit using C9 holiday lights, which offer quaint beauty and some store owners choose to leave them up all year.

Simply put, proper outdoor lighting will leave your clients happier and more likely to either return to your venue or recommend it to others. Professional outdoor lighting at commercial venues promotes safety, security and ambiance in any setting, and just makes good business sense for businesses that want to succeed by keeping their patrons happy!

Don’t let this type of experience happen at your place of business. Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of St. Louis can design and install outdoor lighting for you that will increase productivity and profits and leave customers coming back for more! Contact us today to learn more (636) 561 – 1818 Email: JimSchwartz@OutdoorLights.com

Jim Schwartz, owner of Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of St. Louis, and his family.

You can see more examples of customer friendly outdoor lighting designs by visiting our commercial outdoor lighting photo gallery located on our website.

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