Lighting and Water Features
All Yard Clue guides in the Lighting and Water Features category.
Lighting and Water FeaturesLighting a Pergola or Gazebo: Fixtures Rated for Damp and Wet Locations
Damp and wet location ratings, IP ingress codes, and GFCI protection decide which fixtures belong under a pergola or gazebo. Here is how the terms map
Lighting and Water FeaturesSolar Garden Lights: Where They Work Well and Where They Disappoint
Solar garden lights live or die on the sunlight they collect and the batteries they store it in. Here is how regional solar resource, panel placement,
Lighting and Water FeaturesLow-Voltage Landscape Lighting: Transformers, Cable Runs, and Safety
How 12-volt landscape lighting works, why it is regulated differently from line voltage, how to size a transformer, manage voltage drop, bury cable sa
Lighting and Water FeaturesMosquitoes and Standing Water: Managing Features Responsibly
Mosquitoes breed in the small pockets of standing water most yards are full of. Here is the container survey that finds them, why weekly dumping break
Lighting and Water FeaturesPathway Lighting Layouts That Improve Nighttime Safety
Even lighting, not maximum brightness, is what keeps people from tripping on a path at night. Here is how uniformity, illuminance targets, glare contr
Lighting and Water FeaturesString Lights Done Right: Support Cables, Spans, and Load
Outdoor string lights sag, snap, and pull posts over when the light strand is asked to carry structural load. A dedicated catenary cable, the right sa