The fact is that we now what more from our outdoor home spaces. Landscapers are busy designing the ideal dream gardens for clients, making their outdoor space more flexible and useable. Creating casual seating areas, home offices, cooking areas and dining spaces with less real grass and low maintenance flower bord...

If there's anything that creates a cosy, festive ambience at Christmas, it's lighting. Christmas lighting shouldn't be limited to decorating indoor trees, there's so much more that can be done to make a fabulously festive spectacle in your garden. If you'd like something that's more bespoke and custom, give us a call on 01276 903228 or send a messa...

Smart Light Garden Lighting Systems 12v OutdoorDiscounts for Black Friday Weekend  Black Friday and Cyber Monday are fast approaching just in time for some Christmas shopping.  Although we currently have most items across our store with discounts on, we realise that Black Friday is a special time of the year where we all like a cheek...

Low Voltage Plain Cable Vs Standard Cables  In mainland Europe 12-volt garden lighting systems have been the standard way of lighting outside spaces at home. Well, in fact they think us British are a little strange for putting 240v mains steel wire armoured cable around the garden and ending up with a lighting system that is totally inflexible...

Occasionally things go wrong in the garden. Someone puts a spade through the lighting cable whilst being distracted by the offer of another glass of Pimms. The odd bored wild animal wants to play and decides to have a chew, or you may just want to make the cables a little more visible and give them a little added protection, just in case. The ...

We are always asked what the difference between the different types of low voltage cables we offer. A very good question, but to answer it fully we need to explain a little about the history of 12 volt garden lighting systems. Pre the onset of energy saving LED light sources we had the high wattage halogen bulbs. These would range from 10 watts up ...

We are often asked whether two Motion sensors can be used in a single lighting circuit to control lights on a drive or along a pathway in a garden. It seems that a lot of people want to mount a motion sensor at the beginning of the drive and another one by the front door. This way the lights will turn on when you walk out of you house and when you ...

Have you ever looked at property, maybe you're not actually moving and just like to be nosey, or maybe you're trying to sell your own home. You look at every aspect of the house, every little nook and cranny both inside the house and out in the garden. A garden is a large part of what makes your house a home so it's got to look nice. But what makes...

Move over Halogen, LED is coming through! There are lots of benefits of LED lighting and the technology is only getting better. As with any new technology, some people can be hesitant over the idea of switching from what they are used to and trying something new i.e. using LED lamps rather than Halogen. At the Garden Light Shop we try and steer awa...

Your deck might be the party central in summer, offering an excellent place for the barbecue and your stylish garden furniture. However, with the maintenance, brushing and staining required, you may feel that you do not get all of the benefits of your deck, and if you do use the decking area, it is usually for those rare, limited warm, sunny days i...

Garden lighting is becoming increasingly popular, with many people using it for both decorative and security reasons. The hardest part about it is not only selecting which lights you would like but also what other little bits and pieces you might need to complete the system. The actual installation itself takes very little time at all and is incred...

A garden is not just for summer. Gardens can and should be enjoyed all year round. While in the winter your garden may seem bare, cold and desolate; it certainly doesn't have to be. There are many ways to ensure your garden remains stylish and a place to enjoy all year round. For festive parties and New Year's Eve, it is essential to have a beautif...

Save 10% off selected lights this Black Friday weekend as well as some great manager specials. We wanted to do something different this Black Friday weekend to the usual % off offers you can get anywhere. So our owner talked to Techmar about what was possible. What they have come up with is some lights that usually are only available in other count...

We have been supplying Techmar plug & play garden lighting systems for over seven years now, and are proud to say that we have supplied 1000's of both online and telephone orders, which is fantastic. We supply everything from lights (including spotlights, wall lights, post lights and deck lights) to cables and transformers. We even ha...

The clocks going back at the end of October is the time of year when a certain type of person starts to get busy again, the common thief. The darker evening's help these people move around without being seen, from street to street looking for easy targets. The homes and gardens in total darkness from 4pm are easy prey, especially as a lot of homes ...

Quite a few of you may already know our story, some of it's on the homepage and we have often talked about it before on social media etc. For those that don't, here's a quick recap. Basically our owner was in a well known diy chain, saw a Techmar display which didn't explain anything, He then asked staff who looked blankly at him and basically got ...

The Techmar Garden Lighting Showroom Is Now Open Back in late 2015 we built the first dedicated Techmar garden light showroom in th UK. Located on the first floor of our warehouse, the showroom is open to anyone wanting to: See demonstrations of how the 12v plug and play Techmar system works.See that the system is truly Do It YourselfGet help with ...

So whats new in 2017 in the world of 12v low voltage garden lighting? Well, there have been a few light modifications, a brand new light exclusively available from Garden Light Shop and some new colour lamp options plus a light that has been upgraded. But lets start with whats new. New 12V Low Voltage Garden Lighting  The only brand new 12V lo...

The new Halo low voltage outdoor wall light is exactly the same as the old Halo, but with one very exciting upgrade. The new and improved version can be switched between warm white and white. This is done by simply changing a jumper on the reverse of the light between two pins. Added Versatility  Having this option available allows you to repl...