CASE STUDY

These Iconic Trees are the Perfect Canvas for a Lighting Design

Brooke Inzerella, CEO of Horticare Landscape Company in Lafayette, Louisiana, has put in lighting for many live oak (Quercus virginiana) trees in his 16 years of business. However, when asked how to properly illuminate these majestic 40 to 100-plusyear-old trees, he says, “I’d be interested in seeing how a true lighting designer would suggest to do it.” These complex trees are a great example of how to think about lighting mathematically and get the most out of one dominant feature in a landscape.

Jon Bowman and Adam Dorumad of Coastal Source stepped in to light the way.