Types of garden lighting and ways to use them in your garden
If you have not yet lit up your outdoor spaces, now is a good time to do it. You will be pleasantly surprised by how much it improves your garden and how easy it is to do. Here is an overview of the types of lights that are available with a few ideas of how you could use each of them.
Party lights
There are many different kinds of festoon light fittings available. Everything from fine strings of small and delicate party lights to rows of regular bulbs strung out along a cable. This type of lighting is a great way to light up a large area like a patio. Many restaurants use them to do exactly that, which is why they are sometimes called café lights.
Outdoor fairy lights
If you are looking for a way to make your garden look prettier, you really cannot go wrong with fairy lights. These strings of fine Christmas tree style lights look wonderful wrapped around large trees or items of garden furniture. They can also be used to light a path or to decorate a bare spot. If you would like a few more ideas about how to use them, just click this link.
Up lighting
Uplights are an easy way to make your garden look more interesting and welcoming. They are widely used by hotels and restaurants for that very purpose.
These ground-mounted spotlights point upwards and are placed to bathe a plant, statue, or other interesting feature in light. Turning something that you could not otherwise see into a wonderful focal point. There are several types of up lights that are designed to be used in outdoor settings. This article tells you about most of them and makes some suggestions about how you could use each of them in your garden.
Solar lights
Solar garden lights are getting better all of the time. Over the past few years, the rechargeable batteries used in them have improved greatly. Good quality, modern solar lights can easily collect and store enough power to stay lit for a significant percentage of the night. They are ideal for setting out along the edge of flower beds or patios. But the fact that they may go out part way through the night means that they are not suitable for use alongside a path that would not be safe for someone to walk along in complete darkness.
Deck lights
Lights that are designed to be embedded into the ground, or a deck are an ideal way to light up a path. They can easily be mown over the top of, which is perfect if you have a path that cuts across a lawn.
Be safe
Whatever type of lighting you do decide to use make sure that what you are buying has been designed for outdoor use. It is also worth considering employing an electrician to install them. They have the necessary expertise to make sure that they are installed safely.
