10 Easy Pieces: Spotlights and Floodlights - Gardenista
Imagine you are a set designer and your landscape is a stage. In both the garden and a theater, clever use of floodlights will tell a riveting story.
Photograph courtesy of Royal Botania.
From Belgium-based Royal Botania, a powder coated aluminum LED Moso Ground spotlight with an adjustable beam is €544.50, power supply included, from Sixlight.
From Unique Lighting, a cast-brass LED Polaris spotlight fixture is ideal for small spaces. It has a factory sealed shock resistant glass lens to prevent water intrusion; for more information and pricing, see Unique Lighting.
WAC Lighting’s LED Accent Light has an adjustable beam from from a 60 degree flood to a 10 degree spot (and a light output modification feature from 16 to 2 watts).
A black LED Floodlight from Bega has watertight gaskets to protect against corrosion.
Kichler’s weather-resistant High Intensity Discharge Flood Light is available in two finishes including Architectural Bronze as shown; $80.24 from All Modern.
An aluminum LED Accent Light from Hinkley Lighting measures 5.75 inches wide and 3.25 inches high.
One of Janet’s favorite picks: “Easy to adjust, the Hadco Copper Bullyte features a natural brass swivel arm with a brass locknut, and a fully rotatable shroud in solid copper.” It comes with a mounting stake and is $106.59 at Lightology.
A cast aluminum Starfire Spot Light is 8 inches high and takes a halogen bulb; $23.38 from All Modern.
From Unique Lighting, a Bishop directional up-light is “a powerful and heavy duty directional up-light,” says the manufacturer.
A solar spotlight “requires no wiring. Simply stake the spotlight into the ground and plug it into the solar panel,” notes Restoration Hardware.