"Backlighting (sometimes called silhouette lighting) is achieved by placing the light source behind the tree so that the tree shows as a dark silhouette," says Melanie Rekola, a landscape designer.

Planning for Outdoor Lighting Plot out your ideas on graph paper. Draw the footprint of your house to 1/8″ scale and sketch in all major landscape elements, including fences, decks, tree ...

NBC's annual tree lighting ceremony is in November and broadcast live from Rockefeller Center in NYC Skyler Caruso is a Writer and Reporter of PEOPLE Digital Entertainment. She joined PEOPLE in ...