Your Guide To Garden Lights

There are a number of reasons for having outdoor garden lighting and they include security, general safety and creating ambience. This also means that the style of garden light you purchase will be heavily dependent on the intended purpose, as well as your overall budget.

The lighting you choose for security will also work well for general safety e.g. providing light when putting out the rubbish bins on a dark evening. The most common type is the standard security garden light; it detects heat or motion and then responds by switching on a bright, wide ranging light, then it automatically shuts off after a short period of time.

Of course, if you don't require a security light, then a floodlight directed into the space you wish to highlight is an excellent choice for safety when spending time in the garden of an evening. If you prefer something a little more low key, then using deck lights to mark out the boundaries of a pathway or pond is an ideal way to mix ambience with safety.

Naturally, there are many ways to use garden lighting to create a wonderful atmosphere in the evening. Solar charged garden lights that can be stuck into the ground can highlight certain areas and give off a warm, gentle glow that is very agreeable to the senses. Small spotlights are also a brilliant choice for accentuating particular features in your garden and look especially great when pointed up at their intended target. Colourful outdoor fairy lights can be wrapped around a tree, hung on some bushes or draped over a veranda to create a festive party scene.

When you are looking to buy garden lights it is important to make sure that they are actually designed for use outdoors. This means that they are weatherproof and waterproof, as well as produced by a reputable manufacturer of outdoor lights; and with the exception of low-voltage or solar powered bollard lights, it is prudent to get a professional electrician to install your lights for you.