Experience the World's Premier Landscape Illumination Firm
Since 1952, John Watson Landscape Illumination (JWLI) has pioneered the landscape illumination industry,
and grown to be the leading design-build firm worldwide.
“Worldwide – the finest landscape illumination”
Architectural Lighting Firm Creating Timeless Outdoor Illumination in Dallas, TX
Since 1952, Watson Lighting has defined the art of nighttime elegance. As a leading architectural lighting firm and landscape lighting design company, we bring expert landscape lighting services and outdoor lighting design to Dallas-area homes and properties. Our goal: to reveal the character of your architecture and grounds after dark, with safety, beauty, and lasting performance.
Illuminate Your Grounds with Purpose
Your home or property’s exterior is a canvas at night. With landscape Illumination, we draw out textures, shadows, and forms that remain hidden in daylight. As a trusted landscape lighting company, we balance artistry with technical precision, lighting trees, pathways, façades, and water features to create a cohesive nocturnal composition.
We believe in lighting that serves multiple roles:
- Aesthetic layering that highlights architecture, garden design, specimen trees, walls, and textures
- Safety and navigation along walkways, driveways, steps, and entrances
- Security lighting in dark corners, gate entries, and perimeters
- Energy efficiency and durability through tailored fixture selection and smart controls
Your nighttime landscape should feel seamless, where the fixtures vanish, and the effect remains.
Our Signature Approach to Landscape Lighting Design
At Watson Lighting, our approach mirrors what you would expect from a top landscape lighting design company: meticulous planning, custom fabrication, and rigorous installation oversight. Here’s how we deliver:
1. In-depth Consultation & Needs Analysis
We begin by walking your property, reviewing architectural lines and garden zones, and discussing your priorities, whether accenting artwork, reinforcing safety, or enabling flexible control.
2. Concept Sketch & Presentation
We develop a lighting concept that respects your aesthetic preferences, addresses functional needs, and fits within your budget. We provide visual layouts, fixture plans, and sample effects so you know exactly what to expect before moving forward.
3. Electrical & Control Planning
We map circuitry, power sources, power loads, voltage drops, control strategies (timing, dimming, zones), ensuring your design is not only beautiful but reliable and code-compliant.
4. Custom Fixture Development & Selection
From low-voltage LED to specially camouflaged housings, we specify or build fixtures suited to your site. We place every fixture carefully to ensure subtlety, avoiding glare or distraction.
5. Professional Installation & Night Set
Our in-house installation team executes the project with precision. After dusk, we perform a “night set”, adjusting beam angles, intensities, and shadow balance to realize the intended ambiance.
6. Ongoing Maintenance & Annual Review
Your systems evolve, trees grow, bulbs age, storm events shift wiring. We offer maintenance services and design reviews to preserve your original vision, year after year.
Architectural Lighting that Commands Attention
Beyond green and landscape, our expertise as an architectural lighting firm ensures your home façade, columns, walls, overhangs, glass, and entry elements shine at night. We utilize techniques like clean washes, subtle grazing, wall washing, and silhouetting with precision and restraint. Each method highlights your structure’s details while preserving its architectural integrity rather than overwhelming it. We view the building itself as part of the overall nighttime composition, creating a property that appears just as striking after dark as it does in daylight.
Why Dallas Homeowners Choose Watson Lighting
Depth of Experience & Reputation
With decades of service behind us, Watson Lighting is not a generalist; our devotion to landscape and architectural illumination sets us apart.
A Unified Design-Build Process
You deal with one team from start to finish. No handoffs, no surprises. The person who sketches the design oversees its execution and adjustment.
Discreet, Long-Lasting Installations
We hide fixtures, conceal mounting hardware, and pay attention to beam shaping so that the magic lies in how your property glows, not in the devices themselves.
Energy-Smart Solutions
We rely on efficient LED technologies and refined circuit design to keep operating costs low without sacrificing luminosity or tone.
Dallas-Focused Service
As a landscape lighting company operating in the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex, we understand local soils, tree species, climate exposures, and electrical considerations specific to our area.
Core Services for Dallas & Surrounding Areas
Landscape Illumination
We transform your grounds into a nocturnal gallery. A series of uplights, downlights, and shadow layering techniques brings foliage, walkways, and hardscape to life.
Landscape Lighting Design Company Solutions
From conceptual designs to final adjustments, our process ensures every line, shadow, texture, and glow contributes to the overall mood.
Outdoor Lighting Design for Architecture
Your building interacts with its grounds. We tie exterior architecture to landscape lighting so your property presents a unified presence at night.
Comprehensive Landscape Lighting Services
We’ll take care of planning, wiring, fixture selection, installation, commissioning, and long-term upkeep, all within your site constraints.
The Watson Lighting Promise
When you engage us, you’re not just getting lighting, you’re gaining a partner in visual storytelling. We are committed to:
- Delivering bespoke designs tailored to your property’s character
- Upholding exceptional craftsmanship through every installation
- Maintaining long-term system health through care and support
- Ensuring client clarity, clear proposals, transparent contracts, and predictable timelines
- Upholding the harmony between beauty, safety, and utility
Begin the Journey to Nighttime Refinement
Your outdoor space doesn’t have to go dark when the sun sets; it simply needs the right touch. As a trusted landscape lighting design company, Watson Lighting is ready to design, install, and sustain an illumination system that speaks to your property’s soul.
Contact our Dallas office today to schedule a lighting assessment, review your design vision, and bring your nighttime landscape dreams to life.