Of all the techniques in a landscape lighting designer’s toolkit, moonlighting is one of the most requested by Woodlands homeowners, and for good reason: it creates a soft, naturally beautiful glow that looks like nothing more than moonlight filtering through the trees.
What Is Moonlighting?
Moonlighting involves mounting fixtures high in a tree’s canopy and aiming them downward, casting dappled shadows and soft light across the lawn, patio, or driveway below, mimicking the natural look of real moonlight passing through branches and leaves.
Why It Works So Well in The Woodlands
The Woodlands’ mature tree canopy, one of the community’s defining features, makes it an especially ideal setting for moonlighting. Few other Houston-area communities have the tree cover needed to pull off this effect as convincingly.
Where to Use It
Moonlighting works beautifully over patios, pools, and outdoor living spaces, where the soft, shifting shadows add ambiance without the harsh brightness of direct downlighting or floodlights.
See Moonlighting on Your Own Property
The best way to understand moonlighting is to see it demonstrated live on your own trees. Our free nighttime demo lets you preview the effect before deciding if it’s right for your home.
Visit our Woodlands landscape lighting page or call 281-688-2874 to schedule.