Make Your Backyard Come To Life At Night

Warmer weather has us all wanting to spend more time outside, and when you do, you’ll definitely want your space lit to perfection. Here’s some useful and budget-friendly tips to make your back garden come to life at night.

Fairy Lights
This one may be obvious, and if you haven’t jumped on the fairy light bandwagon yet you’re missing out. Fairy lights, or string lights, are a simple and cheap way to light up your patio and garden to create an impressive and warm space. Simply drape fairy lights from your pergola or fence, or even go the extra mile and wrap them around a tree trunk or arrange in shrubs. Not only incredibly versatile, fairy lights also come in all shapes, sizes and colours, so you can really incorporate them into your outdoor theme.

Plant Spotlights
Silhouetting your enviable palm tree or perfectly manicured garden bed is a great way to add some atmospheric lighting. Place an outdoor spotlight behind the landscape feature, aiming it at a wall or fence. The chosen plant or tree will illuminate beautifully, not only giving your garden space some much needed light, but also providing a comfy and warm feel.

Pool Lights
If you own a swimming pool you can definitely take advantage of that and use it as the perfect backdrop for your garden lights. There are so many different pool light options on the market – coloured underwater lights, floating lights, and lights around and/or above your pool. Whatever you choose, your outdoor space will be automatically transformed with your new pool lighting display.

Fire Pit
Not only does a fire pit provide warmth and enjoyment, it is also a great source of outdoor light. In the cooler months make your backyard fire put the ultimate hangout spot – add comfy chairs, cushions and don’t forget the marshmallows!

Ground Lights
Decorate your patio or deck with LED ground lights to create the perfect illumination throughout your space. You can add rope lights along your path, or add spotlights around your deck – the edge-lighting effect will create a magical look on the paving.

Lanterns & Candles
Whether you’re having dinner guests over and want to lighten up the table, or you’re just spending time outside relaxing of an evening, stylish lanterns and big outdoor candles always give off a warm and inviting effect. Even better, if you can get your hands on citronella candles not only will you have a beautiful lit up space, but you’ll also warn off all those pesky mosquitos.