Every landscaping project has different considerations according to the needs and wants of the owner. Decorating for Christmas and other holidays is a big deal to a lot of folks and so planning electrical access specifically for it into their landscaping can prove to be a convenience when it comes time to decorate for the holidays.
For most people, making their landscaping Christmas ready only means that certain festive looking plants are considered and added to the garden for winter. As well as adding color to the Winter landscape, evergreens like the Holly also symbolize the Christmas season. You’ll also often see wreaths made of them. Many other plants that produce red berries, again like the Holly, also can create a Christmas atmosphere throughout the Winter landscape.
While plants are necessary to create Winter interest in landscaping and garden design, it’s not what we’re talking about here. What this article considers is the people who look forward to decorating their yard and home for the holidays every year. They may want to consider decorating, decorations, and lights into their landscaping plans. What this means is to provide electricity access throughout the whole landscape.
Some of the Christmas decorations and lighting displays of today are quite elaborate and require a lot of electricity to run them. From small displays of lights to magnificent digital lighting setups that spread out over the entire yard. The power needed to run these lighting displays may exceed the power that the home has to offer. Most yards and landscaping never plan for adding electrical outlets where they’re needed for yard decorations. Strategically placed throughout the landscaping.
Having electrical access throughout your property can also be convenient for more purposes than just Christmas and holiday decorating. And while we most landscaping plans consider low voltage lights in the landscape, very few people ever consider placing electrical outlets in the yard.
Once you decide to add electricity for holiday decorating to your landscaping or yard, all of the electrical should be installed by professionals. When working with electricity, there is no room for even small mistakes. It works best if the electrical network for the decorations has a dedicated circuit box and breakers. In this way, there should always be plenty of power for the entire decor system. And if there are problems with the system, it can be shut down independently without affecting the power to the entire home.
A final consideration for placing electical outlets and other utilities throughout your yard is the visibility factor. If it’s possible to hide the electrical outlets into the landscaping, you should do it. If there are flower beds or other planting areas in the yard or landscaping, electrical junctions can be hidden in with the plants or other ground cover. Recepticals and junctions can also be placed in special weatherproof juction boxes mounted in flower beds or even directly into the lawn. They can be used when needed and are otherwise unaffected by sprinkler systems, mowing, and weather.
Once again, all landscaping projects are different and should be a designed with the needs of their owner in mind. A lot of folks make a big deal out of decorating for Christmas and other holidays. Designing a dedicated electrical system for decorations into their landscaping will be a true convenience when it’s time to decorate the yard for the holidays.
