Flickering at night like fallen stars nestled into branches, hanging garden lights illuminate trees, hedges, and arbors. Pairing easy-to-find bud vases and strings of white lights left over from Christmas, stylist James Cramer brings romance to the garden for a midsummer’s eve to remember.

What you’ll need (to cover 31⁄2 feet)

Stuff seven twinkle lights into a bud vase, using the end of a spoon. Space out seven more lights to hang between this vase and the next. Stuff seven more lights into a second vase, and continue spacing and stuffing until all vases are full.

Twist an 18-inch length of wire around the mouth of each vase to make a hook that can hang from a branch.

Hang the string via the hooks in shrubbery, over low tree branches, or on an arbor or pergola. Use an outdoor extension cord to plug in the string of lights.