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3 Popular And Versatile Ways To Light Up Trees For The Holidays


A well designed and expertly set up display of Christmas lights that compliments the features of your home or business will make your property the envy of the neighbourhood and bring festive cheer.

Our custom Christmas Decor lighting packages includes timers which give you the flexibility to make sure the decorative lights are only on when you want them on. While there are many ideas for outdoor seasonal lighting of trees, here are three that we have found to be both popular and versatile.

Coniferous: Canopy wrap Evergreens are pretty synonymous with Christmas. One way to add lights to the coniferous trees in your yard is to wrap them the same way you would wrap your indoor tree with lights. A canopy wrap adds strings of lights to the outer edges of the branches and wraps the strings horizontally around the tree. From simple to extravagant, and everything in between, our experts can help design and set up a lighting arrangement that highlights the shape and fullness of your evergreen trees.

Tip for the handy DIY homeowner: A random wrapping pattern keeps individual burned out bulbs from being too obvious. Also, if you are wrapping a long hedge, it is better to start in the middle and work out from there. Alternatively, Christmas tree net lights can be a simple but effective solution for a hedge or a bush to give a more balances distribution of lights.

Deciduous: Trunk and branch wraps:
Although wrapping the trunks and main branches can be very time consuming, this is a vary popular and attractive way to light a deciduous tree. The intended effect is to mimic the sparkles and twinkles of light through ice on the tree. To do this wrap strands of light around the stem and main branches of the tree. A word of caution when considering this is that typically this effect uses a large number of lights so there must be enough available power for all of them. One option to cut down on the required power is to use LED lights which have the added benefit of being available in a variety of colours.

Tip for the handy DIY homeowner:
Use tight wraps starting at the base of the tree. When wrapping branches, double the spacing on the way up the branch to leave space for the wraps on the way back down the branch.

Deciduous: Canopy wrap
Another option for your deciduous trees is to use a canopy wrap. Similar to the canopy wrap mentioned above for the conifers, this technique places the lights at the outer edges of the branches creating the effect of a foliage of lights in the tree. This soft and elegant effect is unique and can be very visually appealing.

Tip for the handy DIY homeowner:
For taller trees, professionals should be consulted to ensure the work is done safely. Also, if the strings are tied together at the ends, removal will be much easier. It's never too early to call our professional holiday lighting design and installation teamat Christmas Decor Oakville. Avoid the rush and get started today with a complimentary quote.

 

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