4 simple ways to improve the look of your Garden

As we wave a relieved goodbye to winter and an eager hello to spring our attention starts to turn to outdoors and namely, to our gardens. Gardens? We bet you haven’t been in yours for a while, right? It’s a well known fact that in the winter months are gardens can become a distant memory, and can start to fade along with our sun-kissed skin.

So now is the time to get your garden back in shape and ready for the spring and summer months. Here are our top tips to improve the look of your garden with minimal effort!

Clear your pathways, decks and patios

The desolate winter months really can have a bad effect on your pathways and seating areas, leaving them looking tired and miserable. If you spend just one afternoon sweeping and cleaning up any dead leaves and rubbish, you will soon have your garden looking alive again. Check over your decking or patio areas if you have them and sweep up any debris.

Get weeding!

Let’s face it, we ALL hate weeding. It’s time consuming, tiring and boring! It’s no one’s favourite job, favourite job, but putting in a little elbow grease on Sunday afternoon really can make the world of a difference in your garden. 

Clean, scrub and polish!

Have good clean. Rake over gravelled areas and pick up any bits of gravel that have found their way on to lawns and borders. Give your patio furniture a good scrub down and check over and clean barbeques and grills so they are ready for use. Check your fences, trellises and pergolas. These spend much of the year concealed behind climbing plants and foliage so it’s a good idea to check that they are in good order and make any necessary repairs or replacements!

Sort out your LIGHTING!

Last and (we think) most importantly of all – sort out your garden lighting! The right lighting in garden really can transform it form dull to delightful. From pretty hanging lights to coloured LED lighting, we have it all at The Garden Lighting Shop and we are proud of our selection. We know how to make your glow like it deserves to, so if you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us for some advice. We are MORE than happy to help with all of your lighting needs! 

Romantic mood lighting...

As February is the month of love, hosting the most romantic day of the year, Valentine’s Day, we’ve been thinking about the power lighting can have when setting a romantic setting. The right outdoor lighting really can turn a dull, unimpressive garden into a glowing wonderland, helping to melt even the hardest of hearts. The usual choice for setting a romantic mood it through the use of candles, but they are not always suitable for use outdoors. Particularly in the great British weather where a light breeze can blow candles out in a second, leaving you back at square one, or worse, in the dark! 

Here at The Garden Lighting shop we are experts in garden and landscape interior lighting, and we believe that we can help turn your garden into your own little love retreat. 

Here are some of our suggestions –

Solar Lights
Solar lights are an excellent choice for creating a romantic ambience. As the night approach, our solar lights automatically blink on, illuminating the garden and eliminating any interrupt in conversation. Be sure to check out our selection.

Flood lighting
Landscape lighting can have a dramatic effect on the look of your garden; it can turn a plain and boring garden into somewhere stunning that you will want to spend all your time with your loved one. There are many reasons for wanting to install flood and area lighting in your outdoor spaces, to light up paths and driveways, to illuminate decking or patio areas or even to highlight certain features, and they are guaranteed to set a romantic tone to your garden.

Hanging Lights/Party string lights
String lights are perfect for mapping out a romantic walk around the garden, or for decorating an area for a romantic meal. We have a varied and beautiful range of hanging lights including our Green Coloured Lantern Party Light . Ideal for a starry-eyed evening this attractive set of green coloured plastic replica oil lantern party light set are each equipped with a warm white, long lasting and economical LED light source.

We evening supply lighting solutions for weddings! Our festoon lighting and outdoor party lights come in a variety of lengths and styles. They offer a quick, economical and effective solution to providing pretty and atmospheric lighting to the most important day of your life. Our quality lighting harness is built to our own high specification and designed to fulfil the demand for use within Marquees and Weddings offering a practical, attractive and unobtrusive lighting scheme. 

At The Garden Lighting shop we only sell brand new, high quality products direct from the manufacturer and all products offered on our website can be purchased directly from the site or by phoning us or if you wish you can send your orders by email, fax or letter.

Light up your summer garden with festoon lights

All thoughts turn to the outdoors at this time of year, as the weather improves and we can begin to daydream of sitting outside smelling the remnants of that delicious summer barbecue, with a glass of wine or bottle of beer in hand. But as the long and mild evenings draw closer, how do you plan to add that extra sparkle to those summer nights of respite?

Living and dining al fresco is one of the more pleasurable benefits of the summer, but what if you didn’t have to enjoy such magical moments during just one season of the year? Nothing signals summer evenings outdoors like ambient lighting while entertaining friends or family at those garden gatherings. Dim lights create a romantic, warm feel without attracting hundreds of flies!

With our unpredictable British weather it does prove difficult to find a functional and portable solution for such occasions. Although, why just opt for lighting in the summer months, and not all year round - something to make your garden glisten all year long.

Creating your own seasonal space doesn’t have to involve costly renovations or the re-thinking of your entire living environment, by purchasing the right outdoor lighting you can create the perfect ambience and settings with just a small investment.

Wedding and event planners have used outdoor festoon lighting so beautifully for years and now thanks to more affordable options provided by the Garden Lighting Shop you too can recreate that gorgeous elegance in your very own back garden.

As a quick and effective solution to your entertainment lighting, festoon lighting also has many diverse and varied applications offering the perfect solution when creating atmosphere at summer parties, weddings, garden displays or even just lighting up walkways and dining areas.

Why not cordon off a small corner of your garden to create a new and exciting environment to find respite and put your feet up or even spice up the space rerated by your decking?

With the addition of the right festoon lights you can turn an area of your garden into a brand new venue for relaxation and entertainment, after all , why have a garden if you can’t enjoy it during the day or at night?