17+ Outdoor Lighting Ideas for the Garden

Zitrades Patio Lights G40 Globe Party String Lights Decorative Indoor Outdoor Lighting for Garden Patio Backyard Bedroom RV Dancing Christmas Party Warm White25 Clear Vintage Style Ball Bulbs 25ft

  

Hey Guys, I will share these gorgeous and easy to copy outdoor lighting ideas with you today, Enjoy!

I think I have said before, what my mothers day gift this year was yard work. I definitely got my “money’s worth” out of that gift. It took my hubby a couple of weekends to finish the decoration for our little side garden. I pitched in a little when we were shoveling and spreading the rock and choosing plants, but that is about all I did.

We are enjoying the beautiful garden in the whole summer. We call it “the bird sanctuary” for a reason…  It is “bird-a-palooza” out there all day long! We love to have our morning coffee and lunches on the back porch.  (The porch overlooks the garden.)  It would be so excellent if we could spend more time out there in the late evening after the day cools off, but now it is just pitch black out there.  (Which is nice if you are star gazing, but will not so much if you are trying to hang out and have a conversation.)

It was really difficult to get a good picture of the garden, so I may have to have the upstairs deck to get a better picture.

 

We have many kinds of wildlife out here. Our little DIY Bubble Fountain really brings them in.  Hubby snapped this picture through our bedroom window one morning, earlier this summer.

I have spent some time lately browsing and collecting Outdoor Lighting Ideas on Pinterest, Houzz, and Google Images to get perfect inspirations for the hubby’s next project. I have make a few images and project ideas that are just excellent for our garden and an excited to share creative them with you!

---

I love these little mason jars hanging from mini-shepherd’s hook. You can get the tutorial and make some for yourself at Finding Home.  I can totally take picture something like this in a couple of spots around the perimeter and by the stone bench.

Of course, if you are not a DIY-er or just don’t want to make by yourself, you could always buy premade mason jar lights like these gorgeous ones from Internet.

 

If you have lots of trees in your garden, you can find a ton of hanging lantern ideas. I think I have seen very similar lanterns on Internet.

Another hanging idea, but I can’t find the original source for this photo.

These little suspended votives are just gorgeous.

If glass votives or mason jars aren’t yours, you could always follow this Tin Can Lantern Tutorial from Internet.

These little sun jars would be perfect soft lighting on my outdoor coffee table.

This is a great idea for a DIY chandelier.  Something like this would be perfect over our door dining set. 

We have a ton of trees, which so gorgeous to wrap a few of them in white rope lights and create a little sitting area for us.

How pretty would a lighted trellis be over our stone bench.  

This Tiki Torch Display is so awesome and so excellent!

These cupcake liner lights are so darling, newable and creative!

Or it could be something as simple as Japanese lanterns with battery powered lumin hung from the trees!

We definitely want to hang some round bulb string lights over the top of the garden. Same like as the photos below.  Finally found the perfect patio lights here on Amazon!   *UPDATE* I finally added some of these lights around our fire pit.  You can see them here.

These paper bag lights look easy and fun to do:

I like these pathway lights!  They are the perfect size for our rock stepping stones.

Of course, if you have a wider pathway, which could be along with a larger path light.

I couldn’t find the original image source for this photo.

How cool is this DIY String Light Design found? 

  

Here is a great DIY idea to up-cycle your old-style light fixtures:

I don’t have a place for these now, but I love the look of these lighted tables when have a party.

And how about you? Do you have any big plans in the works to decorate your outdoor space?  I’d love to hear from you about yours!