Just because the evening arrives doesn’t mean you have to stop all the activities in your small garden.
Choosing the right lighting can make or break the enjoyment of your home’s garden.
Here are our top 5 small garden lighting ideas to improve the looks of your home’s small garden.
Low-Voltage Garden Lighting
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Low-voltage garden lighting is best for the budget-conscious shopper since this system consumes significantly less electricity than other options.
This is a two-edged sword.
While being good news for your monthly bill, lower-voltage means the lighting will be dimmer than usual.
This type of garden lighting is sold in various forms, such as stake lights, spotlights, and string lights, depending on your preference.
Garden Party Lighting
Multi-colored string lights are a great choice for people who regularly host summer parties or events in their garden. They’re good for small-sized courtyards while spicing things up or adding a touch of whimsy to your parties.
Aside from colored string lights, paper lanterns are another ideal choice, but keep in mind that they are only suitable for dry weather.
Solar Garden Lighting
Though solar lighting is considered more expensive than other methods, it’s eco-friendly and saves money in the long run since you can light up your small garden without using electricity.
Like the low-voltage lighting selection, this comes with a wide range of styles, from string lights to stake lights.
Whichever you choose, they all feature one type of operation process; collecting sunlight during the daylight, storing energy in an internal battery,which kicks in when the natural light dips below a certain level. Some models also allow you to turn the unit on manually.
Typically, there are three switch options – manual switch, timer, or auto-on function.
Plug-and-Play Garden Lighting
With plug-and-play garden lighting you can light your entire backyard without needing to hire an electrician.
- The installation process just includes 3 steps:
- Hang the lights on anywhere you’d like them to
- Connect with an outdoor extension cord
- Plug in
There are many styles to choose from, like string lighting, wall lighting, or deck lighting, but rest assured that all options are offered in plug-and-play.
LED Garden Lighting
Compared to halogen or incandescent light bulbs, LED lighting delivers the least power consumption, while remaining extremely long lasting and powerful.
LED lights are eco-friendly, safe, and require minimum maintenance.
There are also plenty of styles to choose from.
One thing to keep in mind is that individual LED lights are very small, meaning more bulbs are needed to emit the same brightness level as conventional lights.
LED garden lights provide a great return on investment as they last for years.
Garden Shed Lighting
While outdoor lights add fun to your garden when the sun goes down, they are also important to navigate your path around obstacles, like flower pots and tools.
That’s when shed lighting comes into place.
You can add hanging LED lights, mounting them on the walls, or you can use conventional fluorescent light fixtures; whichever brightness level you prefer.
However, remember to keep in mind whether you want wired or unwired lights, and whether your garden gets enough light during the day to support solar lights.
Conclusion
There are many more lighting options for a small garden, but from our experience, the 5 we discussed are the best.
It’s essential though to determine your own preferences, needs, and characteristics of your garden to pick the best lighting options for your small garden.
As one final tip, remember to check whether the lights you want are waterproof. Although designed for the outdoors, some garden lights are surprisingly not waterproof. Although you may still be out in your garden during the winter, your outdoor lights may not be able to handle the elements.
We hope we’ve given you some ideas as to how to light your small garden.
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