Ideas for outdoor lighting for your dream garden

Do you have a garden? Want to create a smooth transition from day to night by giving it a sense of relaxation and security? The variety of outdoor lighting is an amazing wonderland, offering so many ways to add a soft, inviting glow to the space that is your everyday refuge. Tap into it to create a cocooning outdoor ambience or a bold party vibe that instantly makes you feel like leaving your busy day at the door.

Remember, outdoor lighting strategically placed to increase safety, visibility and kerb appeal – such as perimeter lighting and lanterns – doesn’t have to be boring, too bright for your eyes or too costly. Using fixtures compatible with LED bulbs or solar-powered units, you can give your property a unique night-time look on a budget. When fully charged during the day, solar lights can glow for hours at night for sufficient yet energy-saving outdoor space illumination.

Outdoor lighting ideas to welcome you home or wow your guests

No matter how classic or high-tech you want your garden lighting to look, it can come with various modes and remote control options to switch between. This provides outstanding flexibility and convenience of outdoor lighting that can be used in a static or colour-changing manner to:

• Lend just the right feel to promote relaxation
• Highlight your garden features
• Keep the party going after sunset

Modern outdoor lighting choices pack in lots of functionality and customisation potential. Dreamy string, icicle or curtain lights work like a charm for guest entertainment, romantic dinners or cosying up on the deck in the evening. The easiest to set up, string lights can be strung from poles, branches and wall hooks. Plus, you can place them around the trees or the perimeter of your pool, deck, fire pit, gazebo or other seating area.

If you have a pool or a water feature, you can make floating pool lights the key elements of your celebration – or an everyday essential if you are a night swimmer. That’s where you can experiment with minimalist and compact-sized designs, as well as creative party decoration shapes (such as globe lights).

Mix and match different types of outdoor lighting and play with colours

You can make your property a greener place with traditional spotlights, lanterns or sconces featuring built-in LED technology. At the same time, they are great for accentuating garden features and pathways.

To maximise fun, use outdoor lighting with varying colour modes. This lets you switch between warm and cool light, brighter and energy-saving glow, or set your lights to a colour-changing sequence. Create a desired atmosphere in an instant, or make changes as the party goes.

Colour-changing outdoor lighting can yield a club-like feel or vibrant tropical resort magnificence. The best news is that it can be customised for your coveted visual arrangement or theme to take your outdoor entertaining to the next level or enhance the tranquillity and magic appeal of your garden.

Try out these ideas for your garden and tell us which lighting options look best with your landscaping features.