Garden Lighting Specialists
Garden lighting design and installation for private clients and landscape designers across the Home Counties.
Bespoke outdoor lighting schemes that extend the life of your garden into the evening — drawing the eye to a specimen tree, softening the line of a terrace, and quietly framing the architecture of the house itself.
Our Approach
Light, placed with intention.
A garden lit well is a garden lived in. We design and install outdoor lighting schemes that extend the life of your garden into the evening — drawing the eye to a specimen tree, softening the line of a terrace, washing a stone wall with gentle warmth.
Our work is quiet, not theatrical. Fixtures are chosen to disappear by day and deliver precise, controlled light by night. We design with restraint, so that the garden remains the hero.
“The best garden lighting is the lighting you don’t notice — only the effect it creates.” Dan Hobbs — Technical Director
Who We Work With
Trusted by private clients and the trade alike.
For Private Clients
Your garden, as it should be seen at night.
We work directly with homeowners across the Home Counties and London to design lighting that turns a beautiful garden into one that is also beautiful after dark. Every scheme is designed to fit the way you actually use your garden — the terrace you sit on, the view from the kitchen window, the path you walk most often.
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A dependable lighting partner to your practice.
A significant share of our work comes through landscape architects, garden designers and premium landscaping firms. We speak fluently to contractors on site, understand project programmes, and deliver quietly and to schedule — from your lighting plan or alongside your planting.
Trade enquiriesGood garden lighting knows when to stop.
The most common mistake in garden lighting is too much of it. Fixtures on every surface, every tree lit from below, every path edge marked with a spike light. The result is a garden that looks like a car park. Bright, flat and impossible to relax in.
We take the opposite view. Garden lighting should be selective — identifying the two or three features that genuinely deserve to be seen, and letting the rest recede into darkness. Contrast is what makes a lit garden feel considered rather than commercial. Shadow is as important as light.
Every scheme we design begins by working out what should not be lit. What remains after that edit becomes the scheme — and it is almost always simpler, more atmospheric and more effective than the original brief.
Restraint over abundance
We resist the urge to fill every corner. A well-placed uplight on a single mature tree delivers more atmosphere than a dozen poorly aimed spike lights scattered across a border.
Fixtures that disappear by day
The best outdoor fittings are invisible in daylight — flush, discreet, finished in colours that blend with soil and stone. We specify products that earn their place in the garden without demanding attention.
Designed for how you use the space
We light the terrace you sit on, the path you walk most often, the view from the kitchen window. Not the parts of the garden that look impressive on a specification sheet.
Commissioned at night
Every installation ends with a dedicated night-time commissioning visit. Beam angles are adjusted, zones are set and every fixture is checked in the conditions it was designed for. Most installers skip this step. We do not.
"The best garden lighting is the lighting you don't notice — only the effect it creates."Dan Hobbs — Technical Director, Hobbs Electrical Group
Every scheme we install ends with a dedicated night-time commissioning visit — adjusting beam angles, setting zones, and tuning every fixture in the conditions it was designed for. It is the step most installers skip. We consider it the most important part of the job.
The difference between a good scheme and one that fails in three years.
Garden lighting operates in one of the most hostile environments an electrical product faces. It is buried in soil, submerged in water runoff, exposed to frost, UV, and the physical pressure of plant roots and groundwork. A fitting specified for interior use — or bought cheaply from a garden centre — will not survive it.
We specify exclusively from Hunza and In-lite — both of whom engineer their systems around extra low voltage (ELV) technology. Hunza's PureLED range operates on constant current drive, which is the native power format LEDs are actually designed for — delivering stable, flicker-free output at the lowest possible operating temperature, with no short-life electrical components in the circuit. In-lite runs on a 12V system stepped down from mains at the transformer — meaning the cables buried in your garden carry only 12V. A spade through the cable, a root compressing it, a child or pet in contact with it — none of these present a safety risk at that voltage.
The upfront cost is higher than mass-market alternatives. The total cost over ten years is significantly lower. And the quality of light — the colour rendering, the beam control, the warmth of the output — is simply not comparable.
Hunza — PureLED Constant Current
New Zealand-engineered outdoor lighting running on extra low voltage constant current (ELV-CC) — the native power format LEDs are designed for. Constant current drive means the LED runs at the correct, stable current at all times — no flicker, no overdriving, no premature failure. Combined with solid brass and 316 marine-grade stainless construction and genuine IP68 ratings, Hunza fittings are built to perform for decades in ground-buried garden installations. The constant current approach also allows very long cable runs on smaller conductors — a significant practical advantage on larger schemes.
In-lite — 12V Low Voltage System
Dutch-designed 12V extra low voltage systems that step mains power down from 230V to 12V at the transformer — so the cables running through your garden and buried in the soil carry only 12V. At that voltage, the risk of electric shock from a damaged cable is negligible, even if a spade cuts through it or a root compresses it over time. In-lite's integrated system covers path lighting, uplighting, wall washing and water features, all controlled through a single smart app with zoning and dimming built in. Five year guarantee as standard.
Why extra low voltage matters in a garden
Mains voltage cable buried in a garden is a long-term liability — subject to ground movement, root pressure, spade strikes and waterlogging. ELV systems eliminate this risk entirely. The cables in the ground carry 12V or constant current at similarly safe levels. Even a severed cable presents no danger to people, children or pets. It is the correct specification for a domestic garden environment, and it is what we install as standard — not as an optional upgrade.
A lighting contractor who speaks your language.
A significant and growing share of our garden lighting work comes through landscape architects, garden designers and premium landscaping contractors across the Home Counties and London.
- We work from your lighting plan or help develop one
- We coordinate directly with your groundworks contractor
- We understand project programmes and work to them
- We deliver quietly, cleanly and without disrupting your client relationship
- Cable routes and conduit positions agreed before groundworks begin
- Full BS 7671 certification issued on completion
- Night-time commissioning with your client present if preferred
We understand that when a landscape designer recommends a contractor to their client, their own reputation is on the line. We do not take that lightly. Our job is to make you look good — to deliver a lighting installation that matches the quality of the planting and landscaping you have designed, on time and without drama.
We are happy to be introduced to clients as your lighting specialist, to attend design meetings, and to work within whatever communication preferences your practice operates. Discretion and professionalism as standard.
If you are a landscape architect or garden designer looking for a reliable lighting installation partner in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire or London — we would be glad to hear from you.
"We are not just electricians who do garden lighting. Garden lighting is a specialism we have chosen to invest in — in the products we use, the skills we develop, and the relationships we build with the design community."Keith Mannering — Director, Hobbs Electrical Group
The Process
From first walk-through to final switch-on. We guide you every step of the way.
Step 01
Consultation
We visit the garden to understand its architecture, planting and how it is used.
Step 02
Design
A lighting plan is drafted: fixture selection, beam angles, zoning and control strategy.
Step 03
Installation
Installed to BS 7671 with care for existing planting. Work is certified and fully documented.
Step 04
Aftercare
A night-time commissioning visit tunes every fixture. Ongoing maintenance offered.
Begin Your Project
Let us show you what your garden looks like at night.
Every project begins with a conversation and a walk around your garden. No obligation — simply a chance for us to understand the space.
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