Puddock Hill Journal #19: Here’s why backyard stewards should limit landscape lighting.
I wish I could share a picture of the darkness we cultivate at Puddock Hill.
A recent patio renovation included installing low-voltage path lighting, but, while we do have a few lights on the house on automatic timers, we chose not to extend this practice into the back patio.
During evenings when we entertain and do have the patio lit, I sometimes look out into the darkness, knowing there is a beautiful barn 50 yards away, built by Quaker farmers in 1816, that no one can see at night. Here’s what it looks like from the patio during the day:
Wouldn’t you be tempted to light that beautiful stonework from below? We are too, but we won’t.