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i have to design a unique n ofcourse original one light garden luminaire , but the design should have the criteria such as friendly user, unique n what so ever..
i'm new in dis section.. plz do help me?
Im not really sure what u are asking but if you are designing a luminaire are you using a coffee can or a sack are u designing some thing from the garden like a dragon fly or a certain type of flower like a rose or a tulip or are you going to get detailed and put together a bird and a bird house or a butterfly on a flower but im still not sure what u are asking?
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I have recently acquired a simple light meter designed for gardening. I don't understand why it reads the way it does though under different lighting conditions. LEDs and fluorescent lights don't seem to register on it unless it is right next to the bulb while laser pointer sends the meter off the scale as does a low powered halogen flashlight. The only readings that vary across a wider range are from standard incandescent bulbs, those seem to "loose" less power with distance.
Can anyone explain why fluorescent lights don't register on the meter even when the visible light is 10x that of the regular bulb?
I think the meter measures in Foot Candles. It's one that you find at home and garden stores for under 10 bucks usually hanging near the flower pots and pretty eye hooks for hanging flower baskets. It has a gauge that says light on one side and dark on the other. The numbers are from 0 to 2000 but aren't spaced evenly. I don't know if any of that helps or not, but that's the best description I can give,
I get what answer 1 is saying about light per square inch. However LEDs focus the light in a spot and it doesn't register that even with the light focused on the receptor from 2 feet away, yet an incandescent bulb in an overhead fixture reads fine despite light dispersion. Something doesn't seem to add up.
To answer 2
First, I'm growing a Golden Pothos, Nothing embarrassing or illegal, or even light needy.
Secondly, I get the light dispersion but my overhead flourescent light is still putting out MUCH more light that the dinky incandescent 20 watt that I have in a closet. Neither of them have reflectors. All things being equal on the light dispersion factor why does the incandescent bulb register more with less light?
I'm guessing it has something to do with the spectrum, maybe my meter is looking for infrared or red light that the fl. bulbs don't produce as much of, but that doesn't make much sense either.
We have quite a variety here! Lets start with the light meter. They are designed to read lumens, which is the measurement of light! They are nothing more than a solar cell that develops a voltage when light is applied, and it is connected to a voltmeter which is calibrated to read lumens. When you say it is designed for gardening, my first thought is that it is set up to read high levels of light (sunlight), this could be why you are getting very low readings using artificial lighting. That being said, the potential variables we are dealing with here are things like, Flourescent- is it a 4' tube, 8' tube, the small ones like a 2' or 6" tubes? Just as there is a large variety of sizes, there is also a large variety of color outputs and intensities such as High Output (HO), Very High Output (VHO) and Super High Output (SHO) Warm White , Cool White, they even measurte them in degrees Kelvin!4100K, 3200K, etc. For sake of arguement, I am going to assume you are using a 4' 2-lamp Shop Lite. Although this will put out more light (lumens) than lets say a 100-Watt Incandescent lamp, you are reading higher levels from the 100-Watt lamp beecause it is coming from a more concentrated source vs. the span of a 4'-Shop lamp! Also, the type of reflector you have on the fixture will change the readings. Lets say a drop light, this is directional due to the shade or reflector it has. A 4'-Shop Lite with nothing to direct the light at your meter sends the light in all directions vs the Drop light that has focused the light in one direction. I hope this has somewhat helped you???
PS: If you are growing plants indoors that maybe you don't want others to know about? Use an HID (High Intensity Dishcharge) Fixture specifically a Metal-Halide unit! It reproduces every spectrum of sun light except one band, that is why it is more white than regular sun light. Also, it puts out about 100-times more light, lasts 20 times longer than regular lights and also is 20 times cheaper to run!!!! GOOD GROWIN!!!
I will be getting a new bedroom in a few months and it is about medium size and I would like the decorating theme to be Alice in Wonderland. The Disneys movie and the scene where alice is in the Golden Afternoon Garden. You know, with the big flowers and mushrooms etc... I have a loft bed and they might build one of those ebcesses windowd where it goes out and theres a window seat. I also have a dresser that is raw wood so I can paint it or stain it. My bed is a light pine wood but I cannot stain or paint it.... sooo.... any ideas to decorate my room? Any I can start now before my room is built?
Heres some big flower stickups
http://mariesmanor.hotusa.org/Garden/The medBedroomsPage2.html
Flower chair
http://mariesmanor.hotusa.org/Garden/The medBedroomsPage1.html
Or you could put up a garden mural on one wall,
http://mariesmanor.hotusa.org/Garden/Bed room_Decor.html
and decorate the rest of the walls with the flower stickups.
heres a cute alice in wonderland wall clock
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Found some big butterfly stickups
http://girlsthemebedrooms.com/fairy/fair y-woodland-bedroom-decorating-ideas.html
Also have a look through bedroom picture links for some more ideas you could use in your room
This site has alice in wonderland murals
http://www.muralsyourway.com/?mmwaf=1020 8
You could also use big flowers bedding
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Add a bit more fun to the bedroom with
King of Spades Child's Arm Chair
Queen of Hearts Arm chair
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Hope these ideas help you a little. Have fun creating your fantasy escape.
Is there with design or plain color you like most. Is there light solid color like pink , like blue, lavendar , apple green ,pear color can sale
I personaly like the plain clay pots, I look at the different shapes to make an interesting group. To me the plants are to give the color not the pots, I like a solid plain base.
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Thanks for the input! You have just answered a question for me!
The Secrets To Garden Lighting | G and J Landscapes
By Tamsin Duchamp Classic lighting design is about identifying and blending four core lighting groups: ambient, accent, decorative and task lighting. And when it comes to the outdoor lighting very much the same principles to create successful interior lighting apply; but before we examine these further, there are a few key differences to take note of. Firstly there is an issue of scale. Indoor spaces are bounded by ceilings and walls and are thus quite restricted when compared to even a tiny garden. Outdoors the ceiling stretches up to the stars and when night falls it’s not clear where the edges are either. This presents a number of problems and benefits where garden lighting design is concerned. Indoors, much of the light gets reflected from the ceiling and walls which simply increases the level of ambient light in the room. Outdoors however, light simply vanishes into space which creates a strong contrast with nearby areas and causes them to appear even more dark. This absence of ambient light from reflections renders many interior lighting techniques unusable outdoors. However, it also makes a number of interesting effects possible by utilising the high contrast between light and dark; it is not uncommon to find night time gardens that have been designed to appear completely different to their day time counterpart through the simple expedient of highlighting some features and disguising others. There is also the matter of how you plan on using your outdoor spaces. A classic garden design theory is that you should regard your garden as an additional room (or set of rooms) and design accordingly, lighting included. You almost certainly employ different lighting arrangements for various rooms based on their intended use, so bedroom lighting would be quite distinct from kitchen lighting for example. So if you planned on using your deck as a place to entertain then it would be prudent to install lighting suitable for that purpose. Likewise, you would (presumably) use quite different lighting for a pathway or to illuminate say a water feature – different purpose. Which brings us finally back to the four primary lighting categories and their use outside. Although ambient light is a cornerstone for the other three lighting types where interior lighting design is concerned, outdoors it can’t easily be used in this way because of the absence of reflective planes; instead ambient light is often pushed to the fore rather than playing second fiddle to the other types. Solar garden lights are a classic example of the kind of diffuse lights that gives a soft, pleasant glow without really calling attention to themselves. Accent lighting on the other hand is all about highlighting key features and picking out detail and color. It is used to lead the eye around the garden and commonly relies on spot lights and these days LED lights. Decorative lighting serves much the same overall purpose as accent lighting in that it is there simply to look attractive and catch your eye; the principal difference is that decorative lighting doesn’t illuminate anything else – it is itself the focal point. And like accent lighting, most modern decorative lighting is in fact LED based. Garden task lighting is not really concerned with being able to read a book and such like but simply providing enough light for people to move around in safety. So path lighting, those LED deck lights that seem to get installed everywhere (and not just in decks) and lighting around areas where people might want to have some vague idea what they’re drinking or eating. The key to effective garden lighting is the same as with interior lighting design, which is to combine all four of the basic lighting types (it also helps if you can arrange to be able to operate task lighting separately). Like indoor lighting, reliance on just ambient light will result in a drab and indistinct look, while using only accent lighting is likely to come across as harsh and over dramatic, and if you over rely on decorative lighting it will almost certainly come across as disconnected and frankly cheesy. A really simple way to get a rich combination of the main lighting types is to just buy an assortment of varied light fittings. So pick up some spot lights that cover a range of beam angle and luminosity plus the standard lanterns and path markers. Introduce a few coloured lights to the collection and also aim to use both solar powered and mains low voltage powered lights. As you might expect, contemporary examples of both formats are now LED based. About the Author: Tamsin Duchamp also highly recommends this further article all about LED garden lighting .
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You can create remarkable effects for your Japanese water garden, stream, and waterfalls with lighting. You can make a fountain glimmer, illuminate the underwater world of your Japanese garden, highlight your waterfall, and even liven up your stream all with the addition of a few lights.Pond lighting is a way to catch subtle attention and really emphasize the existing beauty of your Japanese water garden, it also provides additional depth to your night views.
There are several types of submerged lights on the market, each one creating its own special effect, depending on how you position it. Most submerged lights come with dark colored casings so that the lights disappear into the darkness of the Japanese water garden. They can be set either to illuminate an area or a feature underwater or to shine up out of the water to illuminate a design element outside of the pond. Use underwater lighting for drama but use them sparingly.
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