Transform your property after dark with thoughtfully designed, energy-efficient low-voltage landscape lighting. Landscape Lighting Designers Plus creates elegant illumination for gardens, paths, decks, patios, and architectural details—balancing beauty, safety, and everyday usability. Owner-designer Craig Collins personally guides each residential project, delivering a tailored lighting plan that complements your home and helps you enjoy outdoor spaces well into the evening.
Custom low-voltage lighting solutions that enhance curb appeal, visibility, security, and outdoor enjoyment after sunset.
Receive a complete low-voltage lighting concept tailored to your home’s architecture, landscape features, outdoor routines, and preferred atmosphere. Every design balances practical illumination with subtle, polished visual impact.
Guide guests safely along walkways, driveways, sidewalks, and garden paths with evenly positioned fixtures that improve nighttime visibility while defining the flow and structure of your landscape.
Make decks safer and more inviting with low-voltage stair, railing, perimeter, and under-deck lighting. These details improve footing after dark and extend the use of your outdoor living area.
Enjoy patios, seating areas, pools, and surrounding hardscapes after sunset with layered ambient, task, and perimeter lighting designed for comfortable entertaining and relaxed evenings outdoors.
Highlight mature trees, stonework, façades, columns, entryways, and focal landscape elements with carefully aimed uplights and accent fixtures that add depth without overwhelming the property.
Illuminate entrances, garages, driveways, and property edges with consistent exterior lighting that improves visibility around the home while maintaining an attractive, residential-scale appearance.
A well-designed landscape lighting system does more than brighten a yard—it changes how your home feels after dark. Landscape Lighting Designers Plus uses energy-efficient, low-voltage fixtures to create depth, warmth, and dependable visibility without harsh glare. From historic DC row houses to landscaped Bethesda and Potomac properties, Craig Collins designs each installation around the architecture, mature plantings, pathways, and outdoor spaces that make your home distinctive.
See how homeowners have enhanced their outdoor spaces with thoughtful, personal lighting design.
"Craig is a very nice person. You will enjoy talking with him. He is a real âlighting professional.â Thank you Craig for what you brought to this process."
"Very highly recommend! I would absolutely use Craig's service again and provide positive referrals to friends and family. Craig was amazing to work with on our exterior lighting project. He was both professional and punctual He kept every commitment he made and was communicative throughout the process. In addition to..."
"Very pleased with entire scope of project from conception to completion. The rep was very creative, active listener, timely in all aspects of service which included professionalism, adept 'bedside manner' as it were and was wonderful w/ phone calls explaining information, advance notice of services to be performed and returning..."
"Craig was great. He didn't try to up sell me on lights. In fact, he listened to what I wanted and then gave his assessment and tweaked my idea to something more grand. The end result was amazing and regal."
"Craig Collins of Landscape Lighting Designers Plus put together a carefully thought out lighting plan for our large front and side yard eight years ago. We wanted lighting that would both look good and provide safety. Craig listened to what we wanted and took a personal interest in making sure..."
"Work was good,done well."
"Craig is an ARTIST!!! We had Craig do some work for us 3 years ago when we first moved in, and now that we were ready to do something more substantial to brighten our backyard, we called him back. He did not disappoint! He created beautiful ambiance, with warm and..."
"Craig is a very nice person. You will enjoy talking with him. He is a real âlighting professional.â Thank you Craig for what you brought to this process."
"Very highly recommend! I would absolutely use Craig's service again and provide positive referrals to friends and family. Craig was amazing to work with on our exterior lighting project. He was both professional and punctual He kept every commitment he made and was communicative throughout the process. In addition to..."
"Very pleased with entire scope of project from conception to completion. The rep was very creative, active listener, timely in all aspects of service which included professionalism, adept 'bedside manner' as it were and was wonderful w/ phone calls explaining information, advance notice of services to be performed and returning..."
"Craig was great. He didn't try to up sell me on lights. In fact, he listened to what I wanted and then gave his assessment and tweaked my idea to something more grand. The end result was amazing and regal."
"Craig Collins of Landscape Lighting Designers Plus put together a carefully thought out lighting plan for our large front and side yard eight years ago. We wanted lighting that would both look good and provide safety. Craig listened to what we wanted and took a personal interest in making sure..."
"Work was good,done well."
"Craig is an ARTIST!!! We had Craig do some work for us 3 years ago when we first moved in, and now that we were ready to do something more substantial to brighten our backyard, we called him back. He did not disappoint! He created beautiful ambiance, with warm and..."
"Craig is a very nice person. You will enjoy talking with him. He is a real âlighting professional.â Thank you Craig for what you brought to this process."
"Very highly recommend! I would absolutely use Craig's service again and provide positive referrals to friends and family. Craig was amazing to work with on our exterior lighting project. He was both professional and punctual He kept every commitment he made and was communicative throughout the process. In addition to..."
"Very pleased with entire scope of project from conception to completion. The rep was very creative, active listener, timely in all aspects of service which included professionalism, adept 'bedside manner' as it were and was wonderful w/ phone calls explaining information, advance notice of services to be performed and returning..."
"Craig was great. He didn't try to up sell me on lights. In fact, he listened to what I wanted and then gave his assessment and tweaked my idea to something more grand. The end result was amazing and regal."
"Craig Collins of Landscape Lighting Designers Plus put together a carefully thought out lighting plan for our large front and side yard eight years ago. We wanted lighting that would both look good and provide safety. Craig listened to what we wanted and took a personal interest in making sure..."
"Work was good,done well."
"Craig is an ARTIST!!! We had Craig do some work for us 3 years ago when we first moved in, and now that we were ready to do something more substantial to brighten our backyard, we called him back. He did not disappoint! He created beautiful ambiance, with warm and..."
Personal design expertise, specialized low-voltage systems, and a proven record of thoughtful residential lighting.
Craig Collins personally designs every project, with no sales representatives or project managers involved.
Exclusive low-voltage fixture expertise delivers efficient, safe illumination that stays harmonious with surrounding landscapes.
Twenty-one years of experience informs designs for Bethesda gardens, DC row houses, and historic properties.
Homeowners across the DC metro trust an award-winning designer with strong verified review performance.
Outdoor lighting costs vary based on the number and type of fixtures, the size of the property, wiring distance, transformer capacity, access conditions, and design complexity. A simple pathway layout generally requires less work than a layered system for trees, patios, decks, entryways, and security coverage. A site-specific design consultation helps identify the right scope, fixture placement, and budget for your property.
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Share a few details about your home and outdoor goals. Craig will provide a complimentary, no-obligation design consultation and discuss a lighting approach tailored to your property.
For immediate assistance, feel free to give us a direct call at (888) 582-8845. You can also send us a quick email at contact@landscapelightingnow.com.
For immediate assistance, feel free to give us a direct call at (888) 582-8845. You can also send us a quick email at contact@landscapelightingnow.com.