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Spring Is Here - Time to Get Your Bloom On
James Parnham
The daffodils are out, birds are singing and the sun is trying to shine. Spring is finally here! As the days draw longer and the temperatures rise it's time to get your garden in shape ready for the big bloom. There's still time to start planning your garden lighting ideas and we're here to help make it happen. Consider some energy efficient garden lighting to bring out your colourful springtime flowers at night! Stylish and modern the range of Techmar garden lights will look great in the day as well as at night. At 12vgardenlights.com we bring you the latest technology in Low Voltage LED Garden Lighting. You don't have...
Low Voltage Garden Lighting - Colour Temperatures & Kelvin Scale
James Parnham
We hope you have read our previous blog discussing 'watt on earth' lumens are! Hopefully it was helpful. Here we describe another side to lighting. Lighting is measured in terms of temperature (Kelvin Scale) and that can impact your garden lighting design. Haven't you heard? LED lights are cool! Actually, most of them are a 'warm white', but whether they are 'warm white' or 'cool white' they will make your garden look awesome in the evening at dusk and at night. They'll also not leave you feeling guilty at the energy usage or expense due to their extremely low electricity...
Low Voltage Garden Lights - Landscaping Questions!
James Parnham
We get a number of enquiries from landscapers regarding the installation of 12v low voltage garden lighting. Typical questions include Question: 'Do I need to have an electrical certificate to install these lights for my client?' Answer: 'No, as long as you can plug the transformer into a normal 230v socket then you can install them yourself!' Question: 'Are the products good quality and waterproof?' Answer: 'Most products are at least IP44 rated, a lot are IP68 rated and are also made out of heavy duty aluminium or high grade stainless steel. So you can be confident in telling your...
Low Voltage Garden Lights - 12vgardenlights.com Gaining USA Interest
James Parnham
Our UK-based website - 12vgardenlights.com - has been gathering a lot of interest in the USA! We'd love to hear from anyone in the USA that has had a peek at our UK based low voltage garden lighting webshop! I know we have 'gardens' and you guys have 'yards' but something is driving your viewing and we'd love to know what it is and what you think of the web shop! I'd be delighted to understand what's behind the interest from the USA. Drop me a note to info@12vgardenlights.com if you have a moment. Oh...and if I can help in any way,...
Low Voltage Garden Lights - New Site Launched 6 February 2016
James Parnham
Our Low Voltage Garden Lighting website has had a make-over! We've just gone live!! Our garden lighting products are still from the award winning Dutch manufacturer Techmar. Have a look at 12vgardenlights.com and let us know what you think!