How to Light a Garden or Terrace?

What's more enjoyable than spending summer evenings outside, in the garden or on the terrace? Not much, for sure ... However, if there is a decisive element in the atmosphere that will clear your outside, it is the light!

Indeed, you may have the most beautiful outside of the world, if it is not enlightened, you will miss a "wow" effect. On the contrary, if your garden is cluttered and you have stadium lights that expose all this mess, you miss the primary purpose of lighting: create an atmosphere!

So, in this article, we give you some tips for the successful lighting of the terrace or garden.

Set a goal for lighting your outdoors

Before investing in the lighting of your garden or terrace, ask yourself what will serve it. Maybe you want to create a sweet and romantic atmosphere at the end of the day and in the evening? Maybe you have a shaded bench or garden corner that you need to light for security reasons? A path that crosses the garden and you want to put forward with lighting that will mark its limits? You may want to highlight some features of your garden like a water fountain, a pool or a small pond?

Ask yourself these questions early in the project to buy the right equipment and be sure you can do it all.

Draw a picture of your garden or terrace

After having defined the reasons why you want to light your exterior, draw a sketch of your garden or terrace. Include in this sketch the existing lights, structures, benches, chairs, trees, and shrubs, as well as the vegetation and decorations of the garden. Each of these elements will reflect the light or absorb it ... This is why it is important to estimate the height of each object, especially the foliage.

Decide where to place all your lights

Now that you have your goals and you have the design of your garden, match each goal to specific places on your deck. You can light a bench along a small path with streetlight type lighting placed behind.

A soft mood can be achieved by hiding your solar garden lights under the shrubs. A trail may require a series of small pickets along its edge on one or both sides. A fountain may be embellished with an underwater spotlight, and a water point may have soft lighting around its perimeter. Moreover, if you want to know how to save water in your garden, do not hesitate to consult this page.

Once again, it is your tastes that will determine the best lighting for your garden because you will live with and enjoy it on a daily basis.

Feel free to send us your photos of your gardens enlightened in the comments.