The evening begins, the garden lights up

What could be more relaxing than spending an evening sitting in the garden furniture, chatting or celebrating? But for the outdoor space to be truly enjoyable, it must not only be comfortably furnished, but also have adequate lighting. You wouldn't want to trip over plants or fall into the pool in the middle of the night due to lack of light!

Using this "best of" selection of available options, choose the perfect lighting for your patio or garden and delight your guests in the evenings: equipping parasols to create illuminated areas after dark is a clever way to maximize space. With the right lighting, your garden will rival the gardens of the Palace of Versailles and its dazzling summer evenings.

What kind of lighting should you use to welcome visitors to your garden?

Gardens can have a thousand and one uses, depending on desires and the seasons. One can relax there while reading the latest bestseller, organize a small music festival, or even take advantage of the nighttime atmosphere to prepare the staging of a show in the middle of the night.

It can also be transformed into a whimsically decorated living space, perhaps even featuring the famous garden gnome immortalized in Renaud's song! These gardens benefit from lighting, which highlights their decor after nightfall. A small fountain with lights can create an incredible display of colorful patterns in the flowing water. Creating reflections on the surface of the pool is another way to use water to set an atmosphere.

Preparing a garden for evening use depends on its intended purpose, as well as the layout of the area to be illuminated. A small park and a large estate require different types of lighting. To create an atmosphere, the lighting design should alternate between warm lighting (reds, oranges) and cool lighting (blues, greens).

Similarly, a terrace isn't furnished in the same way in Seine-et-Marne as it is in Marseille: the evenings in Provence are milder, and the vegetation is very different. In the Île-de-France region, street lighting is ubiquitous, and most gardens therefore benefit from a certain level of illumination without even adding lamps to their decor. Gardens across the country thus have their own unique characteristics depending on the region.

The options also depend on the dates being considered. Daylight decreases much earlier in autumn than in summer, so you need to be ready to use lighting from late afternoon onwards.

In gardens where a water tower has been built for irrigating the vegetable garden, there is an opportunity to create a unique decoration, by hanging a lamp and climbing plants, for example.

The different types of garden lighting

There is more than one way to illuminate gardens. A good strategy is to plan for several light sources, combined in such a way as to create a warm and aesthetically pleasing atmosphere.

To mark the pathways leading from the entrance to the villa, a series of solar lights planted in the ground is both practical and charming for guiding guests' nighttime stroll through the garden. String lights that can be hung from trees or fences then complete the framing of the property's boundaries.

To light the patio, you can sometimes rely on light sources coming from inside the house. But a portable lamp placed on the table ensures that you can clearly see the elements of the meal.

For special occasions, such as parties, small performances, or festivals, using spotlights offers the opportunity to create interesting and creative light displays in the garden. Some lights can be programmed to flash or change color in sync with music if you select the appropriate mode.

Finally, using parasols with integrated lighting is one of the most appealing options, as it equips the garden both during the day, providing shade for visitors, and in the evening, effectively illuminating the patio. If you choose this solution, Belveo offers the option of adding an LED light inside the parasol: the Mousson straight light, which is magnetic and operates on a rechargeable battery. It is compatible with both straight and cantilever parasols.

An LED lamp has reduced energy consumption, which classifies it as economical and ecological lighting.

Whatever options are chosen, the lighting of the gardens must be the result of a personal approach, making this illumination a unique edition of its kind.