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66 Landscape Architect and Specifier News (Continued on page 68) Bennett (Continued from page 64) the design the conversion to LED. By doing so, the maintenance costs would be lowered significantly, as would energy consumption. Although conversion to LED would alleviate bulb replacement maintenance issues, regular maintenance is still advised for LEDs to ensure fixtures remain properly aimed, clean and free of debris and any vegetation that might be hinder the lighting effects. After several site visits during the daytime and night hours we were able to construct a design that would reflect the beauty of this historic garden. The design reflects the aesthetic beauty of what the garden offers, ranging from mature live oak trees and palm trees, to lush crape myrtles and Japanese maples. Another emphasis to the design was circulation. While aesthetics are important to lighting design and pleasing to the eye, it's critical to assure visitors and guests can easily and safely navigate around the Thomas Bennett House and the gardens at night. The existing fixtures were originally mounted with shallow mounting stakes that were not designed to withstand any kind of foot traffic or contact, thus causing them to be knocked over. We incorporated some of those fixtures into that design, but used custom mounts designed by Moonlighting to hold the fixtures in place and prevent them from being knocked out of position. The intent over time is to transition from the existing fixtures to one Moonlighting normally installs. Fixtures FX Luminaire fixtures were used for both uplighting and downlighting. These fixtures house 5-watt LEDs with 40-degree spread for the larger trees, or 5-watt LEDs with 25-degree spread for palm trees. Top In the Fountain/Crescent Garden a Hadco down light fixture in a large oak illuminates the fountain with a Dauer 4-watt LED with a 40-degree spread. The crescent garden hedge is lit with a 12 Universal wall wash fixtures (2.4- watt LEDs). The two Vitex trees, also known as Chaste, Hemp, Sage and Indian Spice, are each uplit with two 4-watt LEDs with 30 degree spread (existing fixtures). Bottom Five-watt LEDs illuminate the benches in the Secret Garden. The bench at left uses a single Hadco down light fixture, while two FX Luminaire fixtures light the bench at right. 62-69.indd 66 3/26/14 2:35 PM