LED Landscape Lighting Design: What Lights to Use and Where to Use Them

Spot lights are designed to provide a focused, narrow beam that typically extends up to 30° wide. These lights are used to hone in and highlight specific features in your landscape like plants, shrubbery, or statues. Additionally, outdoor spot lights are commonly used to create different lighting effects like uplighting and accenting because of their versatile nature.

Low-voltage flood lights are a great choice for lighting larger areas of your landscape. The main feature of a flood light is its wide beam angle which typically extends 40°-120°. The maximum coverage provided by flood lights makes them great for lighting signage and adding security to your home.

Deck and step lights are designed to add safety and accent illumination to outdoor areas. These lights are typically installed on solid structures like deck posts, railings, and steps. Common fixture options include downward shining eyelid lights, recessed lights, and windowed or louvered faceplate lights.

Hardscape lighting is designed for installation into retaining walls or steps. Each of our hardscape lights includes an attached mounting plate that can be secured to solid surfaces. These light fixtures provide both functional and decorative illumination. Or, install flexible 12V AC strip lights around your hardscape for curved areas or on longer retaining walls.

Outdoor path lights add safety and accent lighting to pathways and walkways. Many fixture options are available, so you can choose fixtures that best match your aesthetic. We also carry LED-ready path lights that allow you to install a compatible bulb into your fixture.

Landscape well lights are used for uplighting trees, columns, statues, or creating a wall wash effect when placed along the side of a house or wall.

Lights used underwater for fountains, ponds, and docks have an IP rating of IP68 to protect the internal elements from water damage. There are three main types of underwater lights: spot lights, well lights, and fountain lights.

Outdoor string lights are a great way to improve the look and feel of your patio space by providing light for nighttime use. String the lights from soffits on covered patios or along outdoor structures like gazebos and pergolas to create a peaceful, comfortable environment.

Adding light to your garden can help show off and highlight smaller details within the flowers and plants. This is ideal for those who want to enjoy their garden at night.

• When mounted in gardens, path lights provide light to small surrounding areas of plants, rock, or mulch.
• You can place outdoor LED spot lights inside of a garden or rock/mulch bed to aim at single plants, shrubbery, or trees. Or, mount them outside the garden to illuminate several plants at once.
• Use an LED well light to aim light upward on a particular plant or small tree.

Underwater pond and fountain lights are durable waterproof fixtures that are designed for full submersion. We offer static white and RGB bulbs, as well as remote control options for easy operation. Choose from waterproof spot lights, well lights, and fountain lights.

Highlight your statues and small structures using well lights or spot lights.

• Use well lights at the base of a statue, fountain, mailbox, or other yard structure. You could also place them around pavilions or at the base of deck posts to make those areas more accessible at night.
• Precisely light statues, flags, or small garden fountains using LED spot lights.

Path lights and well lights make your space safer and easier to use in the dark. Mount your in-ground pathway lights around your walkways, paths, and driveway.