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Investing in high-quality lighting can make dark winter nights much cosier. In this video, Butter guides you through some of her favourite lighting schemes.
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Using Light
For me, good garden lighting is nearly as important as good garden furniture. Winter is a long season so investing in good lighting can really help to extend the amount of time that you use your garden, while also bringing a lot of atmosphere to your space.
If you're looking for an inexpensive way to light your garden, then garden lanterns are a great option. Pooky do a lovely range of wall lanterns and just a few by your back door will create a lot of atmosphere.
I also use Luxar a lot, which are tiny and discreet light fittings which you can use to light up individual pots and plants. I also have fairy lights which are wound up into my magnolia tree and look magical when they are on.
If you can put in sockets you'll be grateful for them in the future as they'll give you the option to charge your power tools, use your laptop and plug in fairy lights.
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Butter Wakefield
Leading British garden designer
Butter Wakefield has been a distinguished garden designer for over 20 years. In 2016, she established her eponymous studio, combining her expertise in interiors with her passion for gardening. Butter's unique ability to connect outside spaces with interiors has made her a sought-after designer, particularly known for her love of city gardens. With over 15 years of experience, Butter has crafted numerous inspirational and purposeful gardens of various sizes in London and beyond.
Her journey into garden design began at the English Gardening School (1997/98), where she completed the Year Diploma Course in Plants and Plantsmanship, winning two prizes. Butter further honed her skills at the London College of Garden Design (2013/14), graduating with a Merit Commended. Before venturing into garden design, she worked as an interior design assistant at Colefax and Fowler on Brook Street. Here, she developed a deep appreciation for scale, texture, pattern, colour, and the core principles of design.
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