Collection: Garden Lights

What do you want garden lights to do?

The right garden lights depend on the job. Lighting a path or steps safely wants solar path lights that charge by day and glow at night. Creating ambience for entertaining suits outdoor string lights strung over a patio. Highlighting a tree, wall or feature gains from spotlights or uplights. And general security or task light needs brighter LED floodlights, often with a sensor. Work out whether you want safety, ambience, feature lighting or security, and the type follows. Solar or wired is the next choice, depending on the spot.

Solar or wired garden lights?

The power source shapes the install and the reliability. Outdoor lights come in two kinds. Solar LED garden lights need no wiring — a built-in panel charges by day and the light runs at night, so they install anywhere sunny in minutes. They're great for paths and beds, though they dim after cloudy days and in winter's short sun. Wired or low-voltage lights give brighter, constant, all-night light regardless of weather, but need cabling and sometimes an electrician. For easy, no-wiring install choose solar; for reliable brightness choose wired. Many gardens mix both.

Path, string or spotlight — which suits you?

Each lights differently. Solar path lights are stake lights that line a path or bed, marking the way and adding a soft glow. Outdoor string lights, often solar or plug-in, drape over a patio or pergola for party ambience. Spotlights and uplights point at a tree, wall or feature to highlight it dramatically. Floodlights give broad, bright light for security or a work area. Match the type to whether you want to light a path, set a mood, highlight a feature, or flood an area with light.

What we'd tell a friend before they buy garden lights

Here's the practical bit. Solar lights are brilliant for easy install but manage expectations — they're softer than wired, and dim after cloudy days or in winter, so use them for ambience and path marking rather than bright task light. For reliable brightness, wired wins. Check solar lights get genuine direct sun where you'll place them, since shade starves the panel. And look for a decent battery and IP weather rating. Buy solar for easy ambience, wired for reliable bright light, matched to the spot's sun.

FAQs – get the answers you need

Do solar garden lights work well?
They work well for ambience and path marking, charging by day and glowing at night with no wiring. They're softer than wired lights and dim after cloudy days or in winter.

Solar or wired garden lights — which is better?
Solar installs anywhere sunny with no wiring but is dimmer and weather-dependent. Wired gives brighter, constant light regardless of weather but needs cabling. Many gardens mix both.

Where should I place solar lights?
Somewhere that gets genuine direct sun, since shade starves the panel and the light won't charge fully. Paths, beds and open areas suit them best.

What are string lights for?
Outdoor string lights drape over a patio, pergola or tree for party and entertaining ambience. They come in solar and plug-in versions.

How do I light a path safely?
Solar path lights on stakes line the path and mark steps and edges, adding a soft glow that makes the way safe to walk after dark.

Complete the garden

Garden lights pair with the rest of the outdoor space. Add a firepit for warmth, garden furniture to sit on, and a fountain to light at night.

Paying over time is easy — a $39 set of garden lights is four fortnightly payments of $9.75 with Afterpay, and Zip, Klarna and PayPal Pay in 4 work the same way. Everything ships from our Australian warehouse within 1–2 business days, carries a 12-month warranty, and comes with 30 days to change your mind. We're family-run and Australian, at this since 2016, rated 4.66 out of 5 across 5,363 reviews.