Front and back garden lights

Front and back garden lights

Celebrating something? Dress up your back garden with colourful smart light to match the moment. Going away? Get extra peace of mind by pairing your smart porch lights with motion sensors.

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Back garden lighting to set the mood

Whether you’re dining al fresco in the summer or hunkering down under a blanket on crisp Autumn evenings, you can use smart light to make any outdoor moment magical.

Best back garden lights for mood lighting

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Porch lights for peace of mind

Turn your outdoor smart lights into security lights. Pair them with sensors to help deter unwanted visitors, whether you’re home or away.

Best back garden and porch lights to help you feel safe

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Guide to porch and back garden lighting

What’s the best way to beautify my space with back garden lights?

Use a variety of wall lights, spotlights and pedestal lights to create depth, focal points and pools of light around the garden. Spotlights are ideal for highlighting plants and picking out architectural features. They can easily be tucked into pots and planters or mounted on walls and posts. Wall lights can bring sophisticated design details to your patio or deck while adding a striking accent of light that's cast up and down the wall. Pedestal, bollard lights or even lightstrips are an ideal way of marking pathways to help guide you around your space.

How can smart lights help keep my back garden secure?

An outdoor sensor can help deter any unwanted visitors by triggering your lights when it detects any movement outside. Set the range and sensitivity of the sensor so that your lights aren’t triggered by nocturnal animals or your pet dog! Besides a sensor, you can also choose timetables for when you want your back garden lights and smart porch lights to switch on. You can even set a Mimic presence automation to make it look like you’re home when you’re away.

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How do I string lights across my back garden?

Trees, large bushes and shrubs are an ideal place to hang your outdoor string lights. They’ll elevate the natural colours of the foliage and cast beautiful shadows while complementing all your back garden lights. Philips Hue Festavia string lights come in a long, 40-metre (131.2-foot) length, so you have plenty of lights for even large trees. Another obvious choice is your covered outdoor seating area. Hang Festavia string lights along the eaves of the roof by draping the cord between a series of hooks attached to the beams. Festavia lights also wrap perfectly around any poles or pillars in your back garden. Twirl them up the beams that support any outdoor covered areas, like a front porch or dining area.

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Porch lighting ideas to make your house pop

Porch lighting ideas to make your house pop

Make the perfect first impression of your home to your visitors with these porch lighting ideas.

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