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Garden Lighting Ideas; Using LEDs

February 22, 2018 by admin

Light up your Garden with LEDs…
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LED garden lights are some of the best ways to get a splash of colour to your garden, these easy to install, waterproof lights come in a variety of shapes, sizes and forms and are specifically designed to work well in a garden or outdoors.

Pond Lighting Ideas
Some UK homes and gardens feature a pond or water/ wet area and illuminating this area at night is a great way to add character and ambience. Sunken spotlights and waterproof LED strip lights are a fabulous way to highlight a pond or water feature in a garden and these low voltage solutions are easily powered from the pond pump electricity source or via existing exterior lighting wiring. Lamp posts and elevated LED lights such as tube lights or waterproof under cabinet LED pods are also a great way to enjoy a pond at night or throughout winter.

Driveway Lighting Ideas
Driveway lighting is a popular exterior lighting addition to any modern homes drive, entrance, gates and/or garden area. Using bollard lights, brick LED lights or sunken waterproof spotlights to give a homes entrance the modern look is easy with low voltage, energy efficient outdoor LEDs. By far the hardest part of any driveway lighting installation is the placement of lamps or lights as depending on where the lights are located can alter what exactly is illuminated. Sinking outdoor LED lights into the side of a drive at regular intervals produces a simple and effective effect for a relatively small cost. Installing LED brick lights or LED bollard lights can often be more costly.

Flood and Security Lighting Ideas
Keeping a home and garden secure with LED security and LED flood lights is great way to make sure that your property is protected at night from unwanted passers-by. PIR and Infrared security lights can be installed on external walls, gate posts or even high up in trees. These LED flood lights and LED security lights are recommended by the police as one of the best ways to keep intruders out of your garden and home. Placed above sheds or garages LED flood lights can also double as functioning lighting to illuminate areas which are not only targets for thieves but, also high footfall areas with homeowners.

Up lighting Trees & Property Features
If your garden has a distinctive tree, bush or large hedgerow then up lighting might be right for you. Properties can also benefit from up lighting effects too. Waterproof LED lights and security lights can be sunken into the ground and used to make a feature out of a tree or property entrance.

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Although the idea of installing lighting into your garden is a common one, ensuring that the power supply to your new lights is safe and secure is one of the most problematic areas of garden lighting installation. Wires will need to be dug into the ground and waterproof boxes and connectors used to connect wiring looms together. For this reason it is recommended that a trusted electrician is consulted with or used for the installation of outdoor lighting. Alternatively battery powered LED lights can be used however these are far less powerful and often don’t last as long as hardwired LED alternatives.

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