While planning garden lighting, needs of lighting must define well through the functions. The elements which must be emphasized in the garden should be determined. These can be trees, bushes, pool or elements of landscape. Beside this, lighting of ways and staircases, if there is any, is really important for guidance and also for security.  Wall lightings can be prefered for general lighting.

Lighting of courtyard must be also focusing point for outdoor dinners. Solutions, which is suitable with landscape, must be created there. For example; decorative lambaders, that can be used for outdoors, can be preferred. If there is area for barbecue, there must be planned lighting also to see what is cooking. In this kind of enviroment, even a lantern which hanged to a bough can be enough. 

Generally, a soft and atmospheric lighting design which will not fatigue the eyes is usefull for defining the place and also for visual comfort. All these schemes can be done with different keyings in order to create different light scenarios.