Landscape lighting · Burlington
Landscape lighting in Burlington. Two views to design: the street and the lake.
Roseland, Shoreacres, Tyandaga and the Lakeshore corridor. Burlington's best properties tend to face something (the lake, the escarpment or a ravine), so the rear elevation carries as much weight as the front.
The local condition
Rear elevations that are the real front.
On a Shoreacres or Roseland property, the side of the house the family lives on faces away from the street. The patio, the pool and the view are all at the back, yet it's easy to treat the rear yard as a few path lights.
We design both elevations as compositions in their own right. The street side handles arrival and curb appeal; the lake or ravine side handles how the property is used every evening from May to October.
The ravine and escarpment-edge lots bring a different problem: grade. Terraced properties need light that makes every level change readable without a fixture visible from the terrace below.
Neighbourhoods
Facing the street, the lake or the ravine.
Roseland.
Established lots with mature planting and traditional architecture. Layered garden work, a restrained facade, and canopy lighting where the trees warrant it.
Established gardens ii.Shoreacres and the Lakeshore.
Lake-facing properties where the rear elevation is the one that matters. Patio, pool and view-side design carry the project.
Lake-facing iii.Tyandaga.
Ravine edges and rolling grade below the escarpment. Step and level-change lighting comes first, aimed so nothing glares up from a lower terrace.
Grade changeDesigning for grade
Four rules on a terraced property.
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Every level change gets light.
Steps, retaining wall transitions and terrace edges are lit so the change reads from above and below, recessed into risers or cross-lit from a low, shielded source.
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Aim so nothing glares upward.
A fixture that is discreet from the upper level can shine straight into the eyes of someone on the terrace below. We check sightlines from every level.
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Use the retaining walls.
Stone walls grazed from close in read as texture and quietly light the terrace above without a visible source.
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Zone by terrace.
Each level is used differently, so the lower garden can sit low while the entertaining terrace comes up.
Real Ontario pricing
What it actually costs.
Lake-facing lots often split the budget between two elevations. The tiers below cover the whole property, front and back.
Economy.
$3,000 – $5,50010–20 fixtures · Front of house
Signature.
$5,500 – $11,000Fully designed · 20–35 fixtures
Reserve.
$11,000 – $21,000More features and control · 35–60 fixtures
Legacy.
$28,000 +70+ fixtures · Custom controls
Burlington questions
Answered plainly.
How much does landscape lighting cost in Burlington?
In Burlington the rear elevation often accounts for half the fixtures, so it's worth pricing the whole property rather than just the front. A focused front-of-house design with 10 to 20 brass fixtures runs $3,000 to $5,500. A fully designed property with 20 to 35 fixtures runs $5,500 to $11,000, where most homes land. Lake-facing properties with pools, terracing and scene control run $11,000 to $21,000, and estate grounds with custom controls start around $28,000. Every range includes fixtures, wire, transformers, trenching, commissioning and warranty.
Do you design the rear yard as well as the front?
Yes, and in Burlington it is often the larger half of the project. The rear elevation, patio, pool and view side are where the household spends its evenings, so we design them as a composition rather than leftover coverage.
Can you work on a steeply graded property?
Yes. Terraced lots need every level change lit, sightlines checked from each terrace so nothing glares up from below, and zones split by level. It takes longer to design and matters more when it's done well.
Elsewhere in the GTA
East along the lake and north.
Burlington is one of five core cities inside an hour of our Milton head office, with Toronto, Oakville, Mississauga and Vaughan. Further out, see all service areas.
Landscape lighting All servicesYour Burlington home
Let's see both elevations after dark.
We light the street side and the view side temporarily after dark, so you can see both before you commit to either. Free, 45 minutes, no renders.
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