Can You Put Christmas Lights in the Backyard?

What does a lit backyard look like?

The photo below is one of our own jobs: a backyard pergola outlined in multicolor lights beside a pool.

It's the back of the house from our palm tree guide, the one with the candy-cane palms out front. The front of that house has the Premium Full Front package with a multicolor roofline, and the pergola matches it. We lit that pergola in 2024 and again in 2025. The house is in Laguna Niguel.

Is the backyard part of a package?

No. Both packages are about the front of the house, the part the street sees. Basic Roofline is the roof edge. Premium Full Front adds the entry, the garage, wrapped trees and bushes, and pathway and railing lights.

Backyard, patio and pool-area lighting is quoted separately, the same way wreaths are.

How is backyard lighting priced?

From your photos. A pergola, a covered patio and a pool area are different jobs, so there's no flat backyard price. Each piece you want lit is its own line on the quote.

For the front of the house, rooflines are priced by the foot: $9.50/ft with our C9 lights; $6.50/ft with yours, without track. The published package ranges are Basic Roofline $400–$800 and Premium Full Front $1,000–$2,500. These are package ranges, not a quote for your home. The cost page has the full breakdown.

What should I send for a backyard quote?

Text photos of the backyard spots you want lit, taken from where you will see them at night: the pergola, the patio cover, the pool area. Tell us what colors you have in mind.

Include two photos of the front of the house, one straight on and one from an angle.