Bluetooth Garden Speakers: Everything You Need to Know

When it comes to enjoying your backyard, there are amenities you can add to increase the amount of time you'll spend outside and how much you'll cherish your time there. You can add a deck, porch, gazebo, and garden to entice everyone in the family to spend a little extra time in the sunshine. 

Another great addition to the backyard garden area is Bluetooth garden speakers. Whether you have a garden area that you sit in, surrounded by flowering shrubs and plants, to read a book or soak up the sun, or you have a garden area full of delicious foods you've planted to enjoy later, Bluetooth speakers can enhance the experience.

What Are Bluetooth Garden Speakers?

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As the name implies, these are speakers designed to be used outdoors in a garden area and connect to your device via Bluetooth technology. Bluetooth garden speakers allow you to enjoy your favorite playlists while spending time outdoors. These types of speakers are specifically designed to withstand the weather elements and produce high-quality sound for the outdoors. If you're looking to add some tunes to your outdoor living experience, you should consider the options before purchasing a system. There are a couple of options for Bluetooth garden speakers.

Permanently Installed Outdoor Speakers

If you don't want to deal with moving Bluetooth speakers back and forth between the garden area and storage, you may want to consider purchasing speakers that can be permanently installed under your eaves, around the yard, or throughout your garden area. These speakers are ruggedly built to withstand the elements. This type of setup will require you to have a receiver with built-in Bluetooth technology installed inside your home, garage, or shed. A top pick would be Wet Sounds Venue Series.

Other options for permanently installed outdoor speakers include speakers designed to look like rocks that can be placed around your garden area and speakers that resemble yard lights. Both of these styles allow you to surround your garden in sound while keeping a more natural-looking appearance to your backyard. Several of these options also offer a subwoofer that can be buried nearby to provide your garden with amazing sound.

Portable Outdoor Speakers

You don't have to commit to a permanently installed outdoor audio system to enjoy the sounds of summer. Another excellent option for Bluetooth garden speakers is convenient, portable models. These speakers are often weather-resistant, which means they can withstand the elements while in use but should not be left outdoors on a permanent basis. Many of these models are rated according to their level of resistance, such as IPX4 is splash resistant, where an IPX7 is waterproof up to 30 minutes at a one-meter depth.

Portable Bluetooth speakers are available in a wide range of sizes, so you can choose how big you want both the device and the sound. These speakers are typically wireless, so you will need to remember to charge them between uses. The advantage to a portable Bluetooth speaker for your garden oasis is that you can take it with you to the beach, on the boat, on the trails with your ATV or UTV, and to picnics. In other words, you can enjoy music outdoors regardless of where you end up.

The best portable Bluetooth speaker for you will depend on how and where you plan to use it. If you plan on taking it everywhere with you, you may want to consider a lighter option. Another factor to consider is how long you'll be out and about while using the portable speaker. If you plan to spend the entire day away from a power source, you'll want to pick one that offers hours of use on a charge.

How Do I Create a Whole-Home Audio System?

If you're starting from scratch and want to create a whole-home audio experience that includes outdoor speakers, you'll want to consider all of the places you want to be surrounded by music. Areas could consist of your family room, dining room, side deck, garden area, and more. If you're going to have wireless sources located around your home, you may want to invest in a multi-node mesh router system to boost your audio system's signal. A whole-home audio system allows your family to be immersed in music, regardless of their location around the house.

Consider Your Budget

The type of Bluetooth garden speaker you go with may be based on your budget. Portable models can start around $20, while permanent outdoor speakers start around $30, and both can reach into the hundreds. A permanent system requires more than just the speakers, so you'll want to add in the cost of amplifiers, receivers, and wiring. If you decide not to do the installation yourself, you'll need to add in the price of a professional installation. You may want to price it and then go with a portable unit while you save for the permanent system of your dreams.

Installation Process

If you've decided to go with a permanent layout for your outdoor audio system or whole-home system, it's time to install the components. You can tackle this task yourself, keeping in mind that it's more than just plunking down a couple of speakers out in the garden. The installation process may include running wire, burying wire, connecting wires to the circuit breaker, mounting hardware, and more. You may want to consider hiring a trained professional to complete your outdoor audio system installation to ensure the job is done correctly.

Many people enjoy spending time outdoors when the weather's warm. Adding an outdoor audio system with Bluetooth speakers to your backyard oasis will encourage your family to venture outside and enjoy nature while listening to their favorite songs. The neighbors will start to wander over into your neck of the woods to sit and chat while the tunes play in the background. Soon, your backyard garden area with Bluetooth speakers will be the highlight of everyone's outdoor living experience and become the place to be when the sun's out.