As the summer makes a hasty retreat and the evenings get darker – brighten up your outdoor space with lighting. Clever lighting can add ambience to a garden if you still want to eat dinner or have a drink outdoors in the evenings. Lighting can also be used to illuminate paths or steps to have a functional use as well as aesthetic. Uplighting a beautiful wall or tree creates interesting shadows and highlights features. Solar lights places in flower beds or along paths are really easy to put in and replace when necessary and a great way to add some colour to your garden at night too.
1. Apollo deck light kit polished stainless steel from Screwfix £49.99 for 10 | 2. Ice round deck light stainless steel from Screwfix £5.98 for 2 | 3. 3 Watt LED garden spike lights from LED hut £62 for 3 | 4. Compact stainless steel solar lights from Plant me now £29.95 for 10 | 5. Mosaic glass garden border solar lights from Notonthehighstreet.com £24.99 for 6 | 6. Solar bubble lights from Homebase £7.43 for 4
‘ICE QUEEN’ garden chandelier
Designed by Young & Battaglia, the ‘ICE QUEEN’ chandelier is a shower proof crystal chandelier for outdoor use. This clever low voltage chandelier has 5 replaceable ultrabright LED bulbs and has been almost completely coated in clear frosted rubber to make it waterproof and give it an icy, frosted look. Somehow strangely reminiscent of fairy tales such as Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella, and Alice in wonderland, these lamps can be hung from trees or from garden structures to create a truly magical and elegant effect, especially suitable for garden parties or weddings.
Lamp posts are a great addition to garden landscaping for a more permanent solution to outdoor lighting. There’s a huge selection available and I’ve picked out some of my favourite garden light post ideas below:
1. Dark grey lampself Argentina lantern from Homebase £45 | 2. Waterville black lamppost from B&Q £76 | 3. Flare LED exterior brushed steel tiered lamp post from Lights 4 Living £30.15 from £45 | 4. Dark grey lampself Alfil beacon from Homebase £110 | 5. Air solar black light posts from Screwfix £42.99 for 2 | 6. Solar Kingston lamp post light from Garden and Leisure £49.99
Prices are correct at time of writing, but please check individual links for any changes or discounts to prices.
