December 2012 | Gambino Landscape Lighting

29 Dec Is Landscape Lighting an Art or a Science?

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By Mike Gambino In its essence, landscape lighting is an engagement between the landscape lighter and the property owner, much like music is an engagement between musician and audience and a painting is an engagement between artist and viewer. While one can scientifically analyze music or...

23 Dec Why property owners Are Moving to LED Landscape Lighting

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By Mike Gambino Whаt іѕ LED lighting? Light emitting diodes (LEDs) аrе а digital light source. LEDs started life аѕ light indicators іn electrical components manufactured bу Hewlett Packard. Thе light іѕ а result оf electrons releasing energy іn thе form оf photons bеttеr knоwn аѕ electro...

16 Dec The Lighted Star of Palawoo

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By Mike Gambino This week I had a rare opportunity, along with my friend and colleague Mark Carlson of Avalon landscape lighting of Sacramento, to visit the former estate of the father of outdoor lighting F.B. Nightingale in Altadena California which is about 50 minute drive...

09 Dec Pitfalls in choosing a landscape lighting designer Builder

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By Mike Gambino Would you call a retail store and ask “How much do you charge for a TV?” Probably not. You’d have to do research and decide what you want to buy before asking for prices. One of the toughest calls that I get as...

02 Dec 5 LED Landscape lighting myths

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By Mike Gambino Several perceptions and misconceptions of what LED low voltage landscape lighting is and what it is not have been circulating since the beginning of the use of LED light sources just a short few years ago. Here are a few of them which I...