Every year it seems we go a little crazier with the outdoor holiday lights. This week, we’ll be sharing tips and tricks of the trade (along with more ideas for holiday curb appeal):

Above: Our friends at Terrain rounded up their best outdoor holiday decorating tricks in a new book, Terrain: Ideas and Inspiration for Decorating the Home and Garden. We’ll be sharing their tips in a post later this week. Photograph by Isa Salazar for Terrain, courtesy of Artisan Books.
More stories coming up this week:
- Alexa discovers 10 favorite hand splitters for firewood. Is there a woodsman or woodswoman on your holiday gift list?
- The world’s best source for Charlie Brown Christmas trees (to plant outdoors after the holiday season ends).
- Everything you ever wanted to know about amaryllis bulbs.
In case you missed it last week: