1. To create a visually appealing and inviting atmosphere: Lighting can highlight certain landscape features, such as trees, water, or pathways. It can also create an ambiance for outdoor entertaining in the evening hours.
2. For safety purposes: Proper lighting is essential for any home’s security system; it provides visibility and deters criminals from entering your property after dark. Additionally, well-lit pathways provide safer navigation around your property at night when less natural light is available.

3. To extend usable space outdoors: Outdoor lighting allows you to use parts of your yard that would otherwise remain unused during the nighttime hours due to darkness or lack of visibility in those areas; this could include dining areas, or patios, where people can gather even after sundown, by providing additional living space outdoors.