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This Los Angeles Spanish-style bungalow has softly lit palm trees and plants that glow when the sun sets.
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String Lights for Trees
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Wraptree branches with string lightsfor a whimsical feel.
Fire Pit Area Lighting
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Decorate an outdoorfire pit conversation areawith layered lighting.
This rustic space is decorated with string lights suspended overhead and hurricane lanterns lit with candles on the ground.
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Globe Lights
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Complement modern landscaping with globe lights.
These LED orsolar-powered lightswill give your outdoor space an organic feel and a moon-like glow.
Place them at varying levels for an effortless look.
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Copper Spotlights
Choose copper spotlights to upgrade your backyard garden light fixtures.
These warm metal fixtures will glimmer in the sunshine and highlight greenery and flowers at night.
Retaining Wall Lights
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Integrate can lighting into a gardenretaining wallfor a polished feel.
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The built-in vertical lights can provide general illumination for walkways or garden paths.
Modern Statement Light
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Pairsustainable xeriscapingwith modern lighting.
This will ensure that your backyard is usable at night and create a relaxing atmosphere.
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This organically shaped garden bed features a variety of plants at staggered heights to create a dynamic display.
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Soften contemporary landscaping with outdoor lighting.
Backyard Garden Lighting
Spotlight a wall-to-wall row of plants with uplighting.
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The light will brighten the backyard and ensure that a large backyard is adequately lit.
Solar-Powered Lights
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Keep your flower beds visible after dark with affordablesolar-powered stake lights.
Invest in bollard lights mounted on vertical posts for a more formal look.
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Garden Pond Lighting
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Elevate a water feature like agarden pondwith lighting.
This lily pond is lit from within to create a golden glow.
They will provide downlighting to ensure that your nighttime stroll in the garden is stress-free while outlining your walkway.
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Water Garden Lighting
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Upgrade yourwater gardenwith lighting.
Vertical Garden Lighting
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Enhance the look of an outdoorvertical gardenwith strategic lighting.
This vertical garden includes lighting at each tier that spotlights the stylized plantings after dark.
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Arborvitae Illumination
Illuminate aliving privacy fencecomprised of arborvitae trees to highlight the edges of your property.
Uplights will emphasize the conical shape of the trees.
Choose above-ground lights or embedded lights depending on the look you want to achieve.
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Backlit Potted Tree
Backlight a potted tree to create a focal point in a small backyard garden.
This will give your space a soft and warm glow that highlights foliage and provides ambient light.
Complement with adjustable pivoting spotlights that allow you to highlight different features as plants grow.
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Ornamental Grass Lighting
Call attention to the beauty ofornamental grasseswith ground-level uplighting.
Highlight favorite plants, trees, or other features to create a balanced feel.
Container Garden Lighting
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Embellish your backyardcontainer gardenswith string lights.
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This 1960s Catskills home is lit up with string lighting that extends from the A-frame facade to the yard.
Cluster of Pendant Lights
Style your backyard garden seating area with a cluster of pendant lights.
They will make the space usable at night and double as decor during the day.
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What Lighting Is Best for the Garden?
The best lighting for a garden is a mix of warm, ambient light and bright, cooler light.
Brighter, cooler light creates visibility and discourages unwanted human and animal visitors.
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How Can I Light Up My Garden?
Spread the light around your garden for a balanced look that ensures visibility of the entire space.
How Do I Light My Yard at Night?
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Light the periphery of your yard with ground-level uplighting placed all around a fence or retaining wall.
Uselandscape lightingto highlight flowerbeds, trees, fountains, or other special features.
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