The holiday season allows you to incorporate twinkling lights into landscaping for brilliant results. Landscape lighting illuminates garden beds, hardscape features such as sculptures and fountains, and various walkways to create beautiful, safer premises. Here, review tips and ideas for showcasing your landscape design and lighting skills with holiday lighting.

3 Ways to Showcase Landscape Lighting Prowess With Holiday Lights

1. Switch Out Ground Lighting Bulbs

Ground lights keep garden beds lit on dark nights while also shedding light on gravel or paved walkways. Temporarily switch ground light bulbs with festive options, such as those in classic green and red hues. Blinking lights reminiscent of blinking Christmas tree light strings also contribute to the holiday theme, but they should only be used on garden beds and not border walkways due to safety concerns. Depending on your holiday theme, you could also switch current bulbs with a variety of different bulb colors to reimagine classic, multi-colored lights on Christmas trees.

2. Take Advantage of Evergreens

Evergreens provide natural holiday light bases. Whether your property features one or several evergreens, assorted light strings add to the dazzling seasonal theme. Each string should be an even distance from the one above and below it to avoid appearance issues. You might want to decorate the trees last if you’re still coming up with a theme, such as trees adorned with white lights only or those featuring interspersed red and green lights, to avoid disparities. Adding sparkling star lights to the tops of the trees completes the holiday look. 

3. Keep Symmetry in Mind

No matter what holiday design or theme you come up with, keep everything symmetrical. A cluster of lights on an evergreen grove looks lovely, but can be confusing or overbearing if other landscape lighting is minimal. The right distribution of lights throughout your yard also illuminates the entire landscape, so onlookers get to see more of what makes the property unique, such as a stunning garden statue or a beautiful, lighted fountain in holiday colors. 

 

Discuss your holiday landscape lighting vision with the team at Sharp Lawn Inc. The landscaping company has served Lexington, KY, and the surrounding counties since 1985, providing a full suite of lawn and landscaping services. Call the bonded and insured company today at (859) 253-6688 to schedule an appointment or learn more about landscape lighting services online.