Recommendations for lights to wrap around an outdoor plant

A few homes round me have put lights around their outdoor plants in their front gardens. Can anyone recommend a brand of light that looks good that i can wrap around an outdoor plant over Christmas. It needs to be something that doesnt need an electrician to come install it though

 

A year or so back I came across an electrician who used Christmas lights to keep his tree ferns frost free, but he did live in Leicestershire a fairly cold part of England.
Why be a sheep, just stick up a placard that says "Bah Humbug" and be done with it.

 

I think you can get sets of lights that work on batteries.
My experience of Christmas lights from years ago is that they only seem to work for a short time until something goes wrong with them.

 

Battery operated string lights designed for outdoors use are sold in most supermarkets. They can look very pretty in the dark nights.

I'd go for "warm white" but that's just a personal taste.

Even the cheapo ones often come with a simple timer so that once they are switched on at dusk they stay on for a certain number of hours and then auto- switch off and turn back on the next day at the same time. Very clever.

 

Would the modern LED ones be any good for that? I thought they didn't give off much heat.

 

Probably not, he had a supply of old lights that he'd repurposed. He also used trace heating tape as used to prevent water pipes from freezing.

 

If, for some reason, you feel you need Christmas lights in your garden you only have 3 nights to worry about ( 24/25/26 ) so why not just use a small torch planted in the ground and shining up thru the foliage ? Not only cheaper and less less light pollution but your plant will no doubt be grateful too.

 

Im not sure what these decorations have to do with Christianity however i think its a sign that people take pride in their home and garden. It draws the attention of the passer by to your garden. It also helps light up what can be a very dark street which in turn gives people a positive feeling
However i dont think i can find anything suitable

 

Absolutely nothing as at the the time of the Nativity story there was no christianity.

It says nothing about that, it simply says that you've followed the crowd and put lights in your garden; just like some go to the GC every Easter buy the latest in bedding plants and plant those out front.

It's night time what are they going to see of your garden apart from the lights. Wouldn't it be better if they took an interest in the plants, the layout even the gnomes in daylight when they can see them.
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My street is positively migraine-inducing at moment. Luckily the neighbour opposite me is a bit more restrained so I don't have lights flashing through my windows.

 

The house on the other side of the road, a couple of houses down from me, has lights that are so bright, all over the front of their house, I have had to buy black out curtains. They are on all night. I pity the people living opposite to them.

 

One of our neighbour's has covered his front lawn with lights, bambies, corgies, you name it. It looks lovely and I would like to sneak down and photo it. People come to visit our close to have a look.

I have just a battery operated string of lights in my bottle brush. The batteries last about a month and are on for 6 hours - the timer starts when you turn it on and you have about 8 flashing/non flashing options. You see these lights for sale everywhere and they come in a small box. They do not give off any heat. They are quite dainty so if you want something to stand out it would have to be mains powered.

Our usual lights, which are colour changing and best ever I've seen came from Wilkos and we have some Noma lanterns. But these are wired.

 

Light pollution is a growing problem; it upsets nocturnal creatures and makes terrestrial astronomy difficult especially from back gardens.

 

The foxes where I am seem fine but dark residential streets do not make people feel safe. Where i live its getting dark arround 4pm and not all children are home at that time so its an issue for adults and kids.
Dunno about back garden astronomy. Im more talking about front gardens

 

Christmas lights in your garden are hardly likely to make a street safer. It is winter, the sun sets earlier and it gets dark earlier in the northern hemisphere at this time of year. It hasn't happened suddenly.
If you are concerned about the safety of people in your area, contact your local MP, Community Police and anyone else you can think of . Make sure children are always accompanied even if you have to volunteer to do it yourself.
Your original query only related to "Christmas Lights to wrap around a plant " but now appears to have escalated somewhat.