A screened lanai has a sneaky way of turning into a giant mirror the moment it gets dark, bouncing your own living room right back at you instead of letting you enjoy your yard. Great Scapes Landscaping & Lighting solves that with lanai lighting services for property owners across Fort Myers, FL, and the surrounding areas, using discreet fixtures that light the space without all that glare on the screens. The result lets you see straight through the mesh to your backyard, so your evenings out there feel open and relaxing rather than closed in.
Great Scapes Landscaping & Lighting is a family-run lanai lighting contractor serving property owners throughout Southwest Florida. Our company specializes in "Nebula" or "Cap" fixtures mounted directly to the aluminum beams of your pool cage, casting a soft downward glow that lights the perimeter without reflecting off the screens. We design and install every system in-house using marine-grade, corrosion-resistant materials built for the Gulf Coast, so you partner with one dependable crew from the first sketch through the final connection.
We hear this one a lot from Florida residents with screened enclosures. The lanai looks great during the day with a clear view of the yard, but once the sun goes down, the whole space feels dark and boxed in, and the screens turn into mirrors that show your reflection instead of the backyard beyond them.
It comes down to how light and screens work together after dark. When the only light around comes from inside your house, it bounces off the mesh and reflects at you, just like a window does at night. Without the right fixtures out on the cage itself, nothing is lighting the yard side of the screen, so your eye has nowhere to look but at that reflection.
We fix it with small "Nebula" or "Cap" fixtures mounted right onto the aluminum beams of your pool cage. Those lights cast a soft glow downward along the perimeter rather than blasting toward the screens, which kills the mirror effect and lets your eye travel straight through the mesh to the yard. Our crew uses marine-grade, corrosion-resistant fixtures built for the salt and humidity down here, wires everything to meet or exceed UL standards, and can extend the glow out into your landscape so the whole space connects.
The result is a lanai you'll actually want to spend your evenings in. The view opens back up to your yard. The walkways and pool edge stay safely lit. The enclosure looks warm and inviting rather than dark, and the fixtures hold up to Gulf Coast weather for years without rusting out.
Here's a look at how we light up your enclosure and keep it glowing for years to come.
A few well-placed fixtures completely change how your enclosure feels after sunset. Our lanai accent lighting traces the perimeter of your pool cage, washing the edges in a soft, even glow that flatters the whole space. Working as covered lanai lighting, it brightens the area without the harsh hotspots you get from a single overhead bulb.
Light that stops at the screen line can leave your yard feeling like a dark void just beyond the cage. By extending the glow outward, our screened lanai lighting blends with the surrounding landscape so everything flows together from the deck to the garden. The whole backyard reads as one connected space rather than a bright box surrounded by darkness.
The heart of what we do is small, smart fixtures that hide in plain sight. Mounted directly onto the aluminum beams of your cage, our pool cage lighting casts its glow downward so you see the yard rather than your reflection. These discreet lanai lights all but disappear during the day and quietly do their job once the sun goes down.
Modern fixtures sip power while putting out a beautiful, steady glow all evening. Our lanai LED lighting runs cool and efficiently, so you can leave it on for hours without wincing at the power bill. Pair it with smart controls and your pool cage lighting installation clicks on at dusk and off at bedtime, all on its own.
Salt air around here is notoriously rough on metal, and cheap fixtures rust out fast because of it. To withstand 100% humidity and salt spray, our outdoor lanai lighting uses marine-grade, corrosion-resistant materials built to last. Each system meets or exceeds UL Standards for outdoor equipment, which keeps your home safe from the electrical failures so common in do-it-yourself (DIY) setups.
A well-lit deck is a safer deck, plain and simple. Lighting the walkways, steps, and the pool's edge reduces trips and falls, while a bright enclosure tends to make would-be intruders think twice. Our pool enclosure lighting adheres to the Five Principles for Responsible Outdoor Lighting, helping keep your property secure without contributing to light pollution or disturbing local wildlife.
The evening shouldn't make your patio, pathway, or pool area disappear into the dark. With our landscape lighting services, we create a custom setup that highlights the best features of your home and yard, including decks, balconies, columns, fountains, garden beds, and outdoor living spaces.
For anyone tired of dragging out lights every time a holiday, party, or special night rolls around, permanent lighting makes life a whole lot easier. Our systems can include roofline lighting, dock lighting, smart exterior lighting, outdoor LED lighting, color-changing options, architectural accents, and lighting for residential or commercial properties.
Holiday decorating sounds fun until the ladder comes out, the cords are tangled, and one strand decides to quit. Our holiday lighting services include custom designs, roofline displays, tree and shrub lighting, walkway accents, LED Christmas lighting, secure installation, smart controls, seasonal support, takedown, and organized storage options.
A patio, driveway, walkway, or pool deck should feel sturdy, good-looking, and ready for real life. Our paver installation services can include brick, concrete, or natural stone pavers; custom layouts; fire pit areas; seating spaces; repairs, replacements, and sealing; drainage prep; grading; and backyard entertainment areas.
Before plants, pavers, lighting, or layout changes come together, the design should make sense on paper and in real life. Our landscape design services can include 2D and 3D render videos, designer-led planning, revisions, plant selections, hedge removal ideas, botanical updates, residential layouts, condo and apartment concepts, and clubhouse lighting plans.
A fresh outdoor layout can make your property feel cleaner, brighter, and easier to enjoy from the curb to the backyard. Our landscape installation services include remodels, rehabs, remulching, re-rocking, plant updates, full design and reinstallation projects, and landscaping upgrades that help the space feel complete.
Sprinklers can be sneaky when something is off, showing up as puddles, dry patches, or plants that suddenly look unhappy. Our irrigation repair services cover system inspections, troubleshooting, sprinkler system repairs, drainage and oversaturation correction, emergency repairs, and residential or commercial system repairs.
Lanai lighting should make your evenings easier, brighter, and more enjoyable without turning the project into a guessing game.
Estimates and consultations come at no cost to you, and a lighting demo is yours for the asking, so you can see the glow firsthand before making a decision.
Qualifying landscape installations include a one-year plant warranty that gives new greenery room to flourish, while our holiday lighting carries 24/7 seasonal support whenever something needs a quick look.
Family-owned and planted right here in the community, we back every install we do and treat each customer like a neighbor long after the last fixture goes up.
Our systems run on S4 Lights, a commercial-grade lighting and décor company known for high-performance LED setups built for holidays, special events, and year-round architectural displays.
Lanai lighting helps brighten walkways, steps, pool edges, and seating areas, making the space easier to use after sunset. In Fort Myers, FL, many homeowners choose screened lanai lighting to reduce dark corners while keeping the glow soft enough for relaxing outside.
Most lanai lighting installation projects take one to a few days, depending on the size of the pool cage, the number of fixtures, and the wiring layout. A larger pool enclosure lighting project with multiple zones or smart controls may take longer, especially when the design connects to nearby landscape lighting.
Nebula or cap lighting uses small fixtures mounted to the aluminum beams of a pool cage to cast a soft downward glow. This type of lanai lighting helps homeowners see through the screen rather than staring at harsh reflections, making the backyard view much nicer at night.
Florida homeowners should look for outdoor lanai lighting made from corrosion-resistant materials that withstand humidity, rain, and salt air. Good lanai lights should also provide enough visibility around steps, walkways, and pool edges without creating glare across the screens.
A landscape lighting designer can place pool cage lighting so that the lanai, yard, and outdoor living areas feel connected rather than patchy. Proper fixture placement, wiring, brightness, and controls help the finished setup look clean and feel comfortable during everyday nights, parties, and poolside hangouts.
FAQs reviewed by Elijah Rickelman, owner of Great Scapes Landscaping & Lighting, a local* landscape lighting designer*.
A better lanai glow can make pool nights, quiet evenings, and backyard hangouts feel a whole lot better. Contact Great Scapes Landscaping & Lighting to schedule your estimate.
Business Name: Great Scapes Landscaping & Lighting
Address: Fort Myers, FL 33912
Phone: 239-878-1093
Business Hours:
Mon - Fri: 08:00 AM to 05:30 PM
Sat-Sun: Closed
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