Light for Trees Idea

No matter if you about to string lights on an outdoor tree as a Christmas decoration or as a year round decoration, there are a few things that you may want to know that will make the task much easier. First, string lights on an outdoor tree is not just a Christmas decoration. Many shopping centers, hotels and other businesses use clear string lights on outdoor trees throughout the entire year. Many homeowners are doing the same because the string lights on outdoor trees provide peaceful and soothing lighting while adding beauty to their landscape.

Assuming the use of white lights, the effect is peaceful and soothing. Colored lights evoke more whimsical or festive moods. For home landscaping efforts, I'm an advocate of class and subtlety and would only recommend using small white lights. Opting for colors will work fine for the holidays but results in a decidedly circus-like atmosphere the rest of the year. But, if your objective is a tropical beach-bar setting, you might be able to get away with it.
In addition to going for a more muted look, it's also important to know that there's a bit of an art involved in stringing lights into trees. It's one of those things where too much symmetry is not a good thing. Fail to introduce a bit of randomness into your stringing efforts and you wind up with a disturbingly artificial look. The pattern becomes too evident and detracts from the results. Ever notice how rare straight lines are in trees? Too few lights will compound things as well, making it plain that they are on a string. If you don't string a beautiful Christmas tree once a year, you're probably going to struggle getting it right in your back yard as well.

Stringing outdoor tree lights into your trees differs from other outdoor tree lighting techniques in two primary ways; it's easily the most time intensive and difficult to implement and it's the most frustrating to maintain. Trees are hardly static things. They grow, they have leaves, they lose leaves, their branches break. All of that can contribute to changes and problems in your lighting. Undertake this style of outdoor tree lighting by yourself only if you are ready to commit to the challenge of maintaining your project on a regular basis and if you have relatively small trees. If you live in a windy area, you may need to secure the string lights with small pieces of wire. Once it gets dark, it will be easier to make the necessary adjustments. The end result will be beautiful string lights on an outdoor tree that provide a soothing lighting effect to your yard.