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Sarah Wilson

Outdoor tree lighting ideas – 13 ways to highlight your planting once the sun goes down

A modern urban garden with lighting on trees.

Outdoor tree lighting ideas aren't just for Christmas and parties. Adding the right look can really switch up your outdoor space after dark all year round but is particularly transformative in summer for those special alfresco evenings when you get to stay out late. The good news is it's super easy to do, especially if rigging up lighting tends to be outside your wheelhouse.

There's something instantly glamorous about enhancing ornamental trees with lights. Think of trees as pieces of sculpture that demand to have the spotlight on them and you can't go wrong. Whether you have a large well-established tree or are working the 'small tree in supersized container' look, the basic garden lighting principles of this backyard idea are the same. 

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