When people talk about re-modeling their home or even renovating their living spaces, they rarely pay attention to the garden and patio area. If you have a well tended garden, little upgrades or modifications can change the look of a mundane, average garden into a heaven of accentuating delights with items as simple and as inexpensive as glass votive holders. Using different types of glass votive holders to decorate the garden is a great way to highlight different areas of your garden, and provide different textures and depth.

Search for hanging garden votive holders and chandeliers votive holders, stake glass votive holders, frosted votive candle holders and votive candle holders as well as colored glass votive holders and stem glass votive holders that will look nice on your garden. There are so many different themes for each of type of holder such as ornamental, oriental, exotic, etched and printed as well as elegant, Victorian, antique, contemporary, Elizabethan, animal, flowers as well as Halloween inspired themes. So, when decorating your garden with several different types of votive holders, there should be only one theme to follow. Having one theme will make it easier for you to find the votive holders that are the right kind and the ones that fit the theme. A garden with different types of votive holders as well as different themes will only be a confusing, messy piece of art.

Glass votive holders work best for outdoor garden deco. Glass lasts longer under harsh weather and rarely gets stained or blemished. Even if it does, it is much easier to be cleaned compared to plastic holders. Also, glass votive holders create a nice and warm glow and make the light from the candle shine much brightly. Once the sun sets, your garden transforms into a magical realm with twinkling lights and warm glow emanating from the holders. Different holders give out different light effects. Frosted glass votive holders give out a cool, breezy light whereas colored votive holders create a multi color display for your garden and clear glasses provide an elegant ambiance for your garden.

You can create a garden of light with very inexpensive votive holders that not only look great, but are also creative and unique. These votive holders can be nestled between leaves or form a ring of votive candle holders in the middle of the garden and even place votive holders as the side of the walkway leading up to your home entrance. If you have huge potted plants, arrange votive candle holders all around the pot to accentuate the loveliness of the plant even in the dark.

If glass votive candle holders are being used as garden d?cor, use citronella candles as citronella is a natural insect repellent. Citronella is some of the most evocative summer fragrances and it will not only keep mosquitoes and other insects away but gives your garden that summery sweet scent which is also aromatherapy for you. After a hectic day, lie back on your lounge or garden chairs and relax in the cool, refreshing feeling of the plants, accentuated by the warmth of the candles and the relaxing scent of summer and citronella.