Low-voltage landscape lighting is Michael Deo's specialty. He'll share his tips and cover some other hot-button lighting topics such as:

-Misconceptions the public has about landscape lighting
-Common problems in lighting installations
-The most exciting things happening in the field of lighting
-How landscape designers or design/build firms can work with a lighting-only pro to increase profits

Deo is the president and founder of NatureScape Lighting and an award winning lighting designer. Since he is also formally trained in landscape design, his lighting projects reflect a deep knowledge of horticulture. He is keenly aware of how plants change not only with the seasons but over time and how each will react to light. His signature style is evident anywhere there is texture – beautiful millwork, exfoliating bark, the transparent leaves of a Japanese maple.

Deo frequently teaches lighting design at Rutgers Home Gardener's school and appears as a guest lecturer in residential garden design classes at both Rutgers and the County College of Morris. Michael has also been a contributing writer for Gardener News and was featured twice on News 12 NJ's Backyard Gardener. He is an active member of the: Association of Outdoor Lighting Professionals; Designer's Lighting Forum of NY; NJNLA; International Dark Sky Association; US Green Building Council - NJ; and a former Board member of the Professional Landscape Alliance of NJ and currently serves on the board of the AOLP. NatureScape Lighting is also an active sponsor of the New Jersey Chapter of the Association of Professional Landscape Designers.

NatureScape Lighting transforms beautiful landscapes into exquisite works of art. The company's sole focus is to help people extend the enjoyment of their gardens after daylight hours through the use of cutting edge green technologies.

For more information, visit www.NatureScapeLighting.com.