Chisel out the mortar and lay the wire in the recess between the bricks and remortar. It's very seamless and if you aren't comfortable doing it a brickie should be able to do it very cheaply.

Hi Kathleen, have you thought about making use of outdoor garden spike lights? As spike lights feature an adjustable head for tilt and rotation this allows you full control of how you want the lighting to be shown, so you can showcase your favourite trees whilst at the same time provide some lighting for your garden too. We have some examples you can have a look at in our projects here: http://www.houzz.co.uk/projects/1661791/exterior-lighting-outdoor-spike-lights but if you need any more information we are more than happy to help you out. Would be nice to see some pictures though once you decide and have had the work done.

Hi, That's really too vague to be able to comment. I suggest you either talk to a specialist who would probably be happy to come out and suggest stuff, or at least post rough plans and some pictures.

We will have a 2.8m ceiling and Westin have advised their Stratus ceiling extractor would work - in fact they don't set a height limit just say it should be set at the highest point in the room. Might work for you? We also have two skylights but our other one runs the other way so as to best allow light into the internal seating area (where your utility is) - so ours won't match at all! if you want symmetry though, why not push your other one over to the side as well- wouldmake lighting the dining table easier!