Mark the spots on the trees and drill guide holes.
How to clip string lights on gutters.
Keep your light string fairly taut as you continue to clip each bulb across your gutter.
String lights along your fence.
Install the bulbs in your string lights.
Run lights along your deck railing.
Hang lights back and forth along the inside your deck pergola or gazebo.
String lights in backyard trees.
Install a hook into each tree at the marked spot.
Hang strings of lights from poles placed on the corners of your deck.
Attach lights along your gutters or roof with plastic clips made for the job.
If you are attaching lights to your window trim use tube light clips or nail on plastic clips.
Here are more ideas of where you can hang string lights.
Attach your first light clip beside the extension cord to the edge of the gutter.
These clips will grip shingles or gutters and have a lower hook that holds a light strand or extension cord.
Thread the string lights onto the hooks.