Using landscape lighting is one of the best ways to improve the exterior look of your home and yard. Outdoor lights can illuminate essential structures like paths and steps, as well as add accent lighting to highlight details around your landscape.
Why Use LED Landscape Lighting Kits
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Instead of shopping for individual fixtures, bulbs, transformers, wires, and connectors, LED landscaping light kits come with everything required. By purchasing a lighting kit, you can guarantee that all the materials will be compatible.
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Lighting kits make it easier to add additional fixtures to existing installations. We offer LED landscape lighting expansion kits that can easily be added to your previously installed complete kits.
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LEDs last considerably longer than traditional incandescent bulbs and are more energy efficient. This saves you money due to cheaper energy bills and lower replacement costs.
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LED landscape lights also lead to an easier installation. If you choose our integrated LED fixtures, you won’t have to screw in bulbs or find compatible pieces. Simply hook up your lighting system, and you are one step closer to achieving your landscaping design.
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Most landscape lighting kits from Super Bright LEDs come with either a 5-year or lifetime warranty. When you shop with us, you can rest assured that you are buying quality, long-lasting products.
Where To Start With LED Landscaping Light Kits
Before beginning your landscape lighting project, plan what you want for your design. You can light up your walkways, illuminate housing features, or add ambient lighting to your gardens. Once you know where you need lights, you can then choose the specific specs to help implement your design goal.
Kit Type
The type of LED landscaping light kit you need depends on where you want to install your lights and what effect you want to achieve. We offer path light kits, spot light kits, spot light and path light combo kits, and expansion kits.
Variety of Finishes
We offer multiple high-quality finishes for our LED landscaping light kits. Choose between solid brass, stainless steel, and aluminum. Our fixtures are rated for outdoor use and are built to last in various weather conditions.
LED-Ready and Integrated Fixtures
Our lighting kits are available in two different types of LED installation: LED-ready and integrated LEDs. An LED-ready fixture means that you are able to install and uninstall the bulb from the fixture. For an LED integrated light, the LEDs are built inside the fixture, and cannot be replaced without replacing the whole fixture. There are benefits to using either type of fixture. LED-ready lights allow you to easily swap bulbs out to change the beam angle, brightness, or color temperature. On the other hand, integrated lights perform excellently with no maintenance and are simple to install. For more information on integrated and LED-ready lights, read our blog posts here.
Different Colors and CCT
Depending on the kit you choose, your lights can emit different colors and correlated color temperatures (CCT). Choose between cool white, natural white, warm white, RGB, and RGBW options. For maximum customization, select a smart landscape kit which allows you to change between different RGB colors and whites through Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, or a compatible smart app.
What Is Included in My Landscaping Light Kit?
Your complete LED landscape lighting kit will include the specified number of individual fixtures, bulbs, a low-voltage transformer, connectors, and necessary wiring. Most fixtures come with an included stake for easy ground installation. Expansion kits include everything listed above except for the low-voltage transformer. Our in-house test lab has tried and tested everything included in our kits, ensuring we supply the best, high-quality, and built-to-last LED landscape lighting kits.
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Transformers with timers programmed to turn lights on/off at set times and/or a photocell that powers your light based on natural light in the surrounding environment are available. Our stainless steel transformers include a multi-tap output for longer runs and are designed to eliminate excessive voltage drop.
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Each kit has the necessary number of low-voltage splice connectors and two-conductor direct burial wires. Depending on the kit, you can connect your lights from up to 100 feet away with our extended landscape wire.
Available Landscaping Light Kits
Spot Lights
Landscape spot lights can add accent lighting to trees, shrubbery, flag poles, architectural features, statues, and much more. Spot lights are typically mounted in the ground and can be angled and adjusted to add a silhouette, scallop, or shadow for a dramatic lighting effect. You can also mount them from a high angle facing down to create a moonlighting effect. We offer IP68 waterproof-rated spot lights that can be used underwater to add a glow to your pond or fountain
Expansion Light Kits
Expansion light kits allow you to add light fixtures to your landscape lighting system. Depending on the low-voltage transformer and expansion lighting kit you add, you can attach multiple expansion kits to the main system. You can also choose an expansion kit with different fixtures from your existing complete kit, as long as your transformer is rated to power them.
Path Lights
Using path light kits around your walkways and steps adds illumination to hard-to-see paths. Not only can these lights improve the accessibility and functionality of your landscape, but they can also improve the ambiance. Adding path lights to your garden, for example, will allow you to see your greenery at night. Choose from different decorative fixture styles that will suit your every need.
Spot/Path Combo Kits
Choosing a landscape lighting kit that offers both path lights and spot lights gives you greater options for brightening your outdoor space. This is a great option for individuals wanting a mix of functional and decorative lighting. The same kit can be used to light up your walkway, patio, or structural details.
Tips For How to Use Your LED Lighting Kits
Design Tips
Sketch out where you want your lights, where the wire will be buried, and where you’ll place the transformer installed before buying a landscaping kit. Measure the distance between items to ensure you have enough wire and can reduce voltage drop.
Decide on what wiring method you will use for your landscape project. Some popular ways include the daisy chain, T method, hub, loop, and split.
Technical Tips
For all landscape lighting designs avoid a significant voltage drop. Voltage drop occurs when the voltage slowly decreases as it gets further away from the power source, causing the lights at the end to dim. The furthest you can extend your wire without experiencing voltage drop is max run. Calculate the voltage drop by multiplying the wire length by the total wattage and dividing by the wire constant. Multiply the result by 2.
Fix anything higher than a 1.5 volt drop by getting a larger wire gauge or a higher wattage transformer.
Our complete lighting kits come with 100 feet of 14-gauge direct burial wire (3500 WC), and our expansion kits come with 50 feet of 14-gauge direct burial wire. Plugging those numbers into the equation will help you determine the voltage drop you might experience. Read this blog to learn more about voltage drop and max run.
To connect the individual wire to the main line, cut one of the main wires and connect those two ends with the two wires coming out of the light fixture using a silicon twist-on wire connector. Then, bury your lines and your wires will be secure.
For more inspiration on how to use your lighting kits, read our blog post on how to brighten up your backyard.
