To help you plan your Christmas light display, we will look at some of the common types of Christmas light, and the effects that they could help you achieve.
Spotlights
These high powered lights are used to highlight particular areas of your garden, and might be used if you have added decorative features like ornaments as part of your display. They can be quite power intensive, so should be used sparingly.
Rope or String Lights
As the name suggests, these lights come on a fixed length of cable. They are available in quite long strands and often form the backbone of a Christmas display. They come in a huge range of colors and bulb styles, and the more advanced versions can have different effects like flashing or ‘chasing’, where the lights turn on and off in order.
Net lights
Similar to Rope or String lights, net lights are a large web of lights that can be used to decorate a wide area, or draped over features in your garden.
LED Lights
As we have looked at in the article on Solar Christmas Lights, LED lights are also available for mains powered lights. They have the advantage of reduced power consumption as well as small bulb size, which can be a plus or a minus depending on your intended application.
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