A JJS electrician running cable for garden lighting around a tree

Outdoor and garden lighting

Bespoke garden lighting retrofitted to existing landscaping

Outdoor lighting wired to a one-off specification and retrofitted into an established, landscaped garden, with lamps carefully matched for colour temperature.

LocationBarton-under-Needwood, Staffordshire
When2026
Work doneOutdoor and garden lighting
BudgetAround £4,000

The brief

The customers wanted outdoor lighting designed around a garden that was already landscaped. The lighting was wired to a unique specification so that it could be retrofitted into the existing landscaping.

Outside lighting wired to a unique specification
Retrofitted to suit the existing landscaping
Budget of around £4,000

The challengeThe main challenge was matching the colour temperature of the lamps, so that every fitting in the garden gave the same tone of light.

Lamps needed to match in colour temperature
The garden was already landscaped, so the lighting had to be retrofitted
The wiring had to follow a one-off specification

How we solved itOur supplier, Alert Electrical, sourced a selection of lamps for us, which meant the colour temperatures could be matched across the lighting.

A selection of lamps sourced through Alert Electrical
Colour temperature matched across the lighting
Lighting retrofitted to suit the existing landscaping

Customer: Roz and Rory

Good to know

What is colour temperature?

It's how warm or cool white light looks, measured in kelvin (K). Around 2700K is a warm, yellowish white, 3000K a soft white and 4000K a cooler, bluer white. Lamps with the same rating from different makers can still look slightly different, which is why matching them matters in a garden where you see them side by side.

Can lighting be added to a garden that's already landscaped?

Yes, with careful planning. Cable routes follow edges, borders and paths so that as little as possible is dug up, and the fittings are placed to suit the planting that's already there.

Do outdoor lighting circuits need special protection?

Yes. Outdoor circuits need RCD protection, cables suited to being outside or buried, and fittings rated for the weather. A new outdoor circuit is notifiable under Part P, so it's certified when it's done.