Exterior lighting - RIBA Product Selector

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Take the application into
consideration.
First decide which elements of your
garden you want to light up...
directional lighting for a path,
ambience lighting for green elements,
accent lighting on your terrace etc. .
Decide on the desired
light intensity.
Lighting a feature or area in the
garden too heavily is a serious
error because when a tree, a pond
or a garden path is illuminated
too strongly, everything else in
the garden will look dark. When it
comes to providing a functional and
atmospheric effect outdoors,
light fittings using LED technology
offer the ideal solution.
In the past, gardens have generally
been lit with an all-or-nothing
philosophy. The result is that a
few powerful lights tend to make
the rest of your garden disappear.
This is a common mistake and not
only because previously the lowest
wattage available in garden lighting
was roughly about 50 watts.
In this scenario, led-lighting offers
a nice solution, as in the dark you
actually require less light, and
therefore a lower wattage for your
garden lighting. This is because in
the dark, your pupils pick up more
light and because less light makes
everything look clearer in the dark.
In other words, for lighting the exterior,
less is more!
Cold white or
warm white lights?
For outdoor lighting, you have the
choice between two lamp colours:
cold white (5400-6500°K) and warm
white (