Garden Decorating Ideas for Christmas

One of the most treasured traditions of the Christmas season is decking the halls and making your home gorgeously festive. So why not extend the fun to your garden?

With our favourite Christmas garden decoration ideas, and an extensive range of outdoor Christmas decorations available at Homebase, you can make your garden truly enchanting.

Whether you want to illuminate your garden with twinkling lights or create a perfect landing spot for Santa and his reindeer, get inspired with our favourite ideas for how to decorate your garden for Christmas.

Light up your trees

Nothing says Christmas quite like a row of twinkling Christmas lights, and trees are the perfect spot to hang them. Create a warming, glow that continues the Christmas magic all through the twilight hours.

If your garden has a large tree, you can focus your efforts here to create a statement light display. Or, for a more balanced look that spans the whole garden, string your Christmas lights evenly across trees and fences.

Our energy-efficient LED Christmas lights mean you can elevate your Christmas decorations with low running costs. You can even choose lights with a timer so you’re not wasting energy when you don’t need to.

Invite Santa and his festive friends

For a merry display that’s great fun for all the family, try our Christmas inflatable ideas to liven up your garden. Homebase have an exciting range of festive inflatables to choose from, including a penguin family, a snowman with flashing candy cane and of course Santa himself.

Gather some polar bears and penguins to create a wintry back garden party or position Santa and his sleigh in pride of place on your driveway.

Festoon your fences with garlands

Garlands aren’t just for sprucing up your indoor furniture; they also make a great Christmas garden decoration.

If you have pillars or archways near your front door, try intertwining a wintry garland along the beam for a gorgeous, natural welcoming display. Alternatively, brighten up your fences or gates by hanging a Christmas garland along the top and letting it drape over in boughs.

Finish the look off with some Christmas decorations like dried fruit, shiny silver bells or frosted white pinecones. You can even add some Christmas lights to make sure your festive foliage glows all night long.

Create a winter woodland display

Bring your garden to life by creating an idyllic woodland scene with lights, foliage and outdoor ornaments or Christmas silhouettes.

You can use outdoor light-up decorations as the main attraction, like our acrylic light-up bear or wicker grazing deer. Gather an array of potted Christmas trees, chopped wood and other greenery to set up a wintry scene.

You can even add some LED tealights or lanterns to illuminate your charming display at nighttime and make it even more atmospheric.

Get experimental with Christmas lights

With such a broad array of Christmas lights on the market now, it’s easy to get creative with lots of different outdoor Christmas lights ideas. You can play around with colours; from classic, warm white to multicolour, we have something for everyone at Homebase.

Outdoor lights make the ideal Christmas garden decorations, especially icicle lights or nets which can look really effective hung on the edge of shed or flat wall. For more inspiration and extra guidance, check out our Christmas light buying guide.

Top tip: When using inflatables, silhouettes and outdoor Christmas lights, you should also have a weatherproof box to protect plugs and wires.

Find all of these and more in our outdoor Christmas lights range at Homebase, available to browse online and in-store. Even better, all our lights are energy-efficient LEDs, so you can keep your Christmas merry and bright, while keeping your energy costs down.

Deck your doorway

When it comes to Christmas decoration ideas for your garden, there’s no need to restrict yourself to the back garden. Why not make a doorstep display for all passers-by to admire?

At Christmas time, no door is complete without a wreath. Opt for something natural and authentic like a berry, cone and fruit wreath, or go glam with a pink and berry bauble wreath. If you want to take it one step further, you could even add extra Christmas lights to your wreath or include some more foliage around the door to make for a truly festive feel.

So, there are our favourite Christmas garden decoration ideas for this festive season. Remember to share your outdoor transformation with us at @Homebase_UK and find more Yuletide inspiration at our Christmas hub.