How to use garden lights in NZ for autumn accents in your landscaping

The turn of the seasons – as changing leaves transform everything into a vibrant canvas – offers some of the best days for enjoying the outdoors. When summer cools down into perfect weather for garden socialising and BBQ parties, and a pensive mood is in the air that we only associate with autumn – you’ll want to bask in that magic long after daylight hours. Whether you prefer reflective solitude, walks and drinks with opportunities for cuddling or festive get-togethers, garden lights in NZ will be the finishing touch for creating the right setting. 

There’s no ‘right’ way to welcome autumn with your garden lights. More specifically, experiments are always a good idea here.

What can you do for starters?

Opt for warm, gold-toned lights when decorating in autumn to complement the rich colours, enhance the natural beauty and make your outdoor space feel inviting. 

To fill the evenings spent outside with charm and cosiness, add diffused or focused illumination with garden lights in NZ. Their versatility yields an abundance of ways and creative combinations to integrate lighting with your landscape. 

The adjustability of garden lights in NZ makes many solutions more than just a decorative addition. They can double up as outdoor security lighting along paths, stairs, fences, decked walkways and water features. And when the leaves start to fall, stringing lights through trees or wrapping them around branches and trunks can spruce up your garden that would otherwise look bare.

The most visually effective ways to use garden lights in NZ

For a quick touch of elegance to your deck, stairs, gazebo or seating area, the simplest solutions such as strip, festoon or fairy lights will work. Even lining a driveway with garden lanterns can instantly make your outdoor space feel magical and inviting. 

But there are many fun ideas for bringing out the beauty of the season in your garden. They will play out charmingly with:

• Continuous theme in your landscaping coupled with evenly spaced or grouped lights
• Soft ambient glow in a specific area or your favourite garden spot
• Dimmable autumn-style effect
• Stake or in-ground lights near individual features or plants
• Several fixtures with adjustable light beam angles for layered and dramatic effects
• Solar rock lights or stone globe lights as lighting accents throughout your garden

A series of uplights (those that cast light upwards near trees) can be used to create a feature of their own, guide your guests or highlight certain garden areas. When considering creative arrangements of garden lights in NZ for autumn, you can also set up multiple objects as part of your lighting solution:

• Walls, fences or hedges
• Posts, gazebos or balcony railing
• Stairs, borders and terraces
• Garden swings, tables or benches
• Garden sculptures and rocks
• Pleached trees and potted plants

With a variety of styles, sizes and energy-efficient versions of garden lights in NZ, you can fit lighting into any landscape and budget to welcome autumn. Do not hesitate to experiment with beautifying your season switch!