Guiding the way: Having bought the new garden furniture, something still doesn’t feel right: it’s probably the lighting

With the first rays of sunshine promised, thoughts turn to restoring the garden and, hopefully soon, being able to enjoy it during the evening. Lighting is often overlooked, with indoor lights left on to provide illumination or security lights pressed into service – usually too bright to relax in.

But it doesn’t have to be like that. Lights that cast a glow and brighten the area you are using, not the whole space, allow intimate conversations, family meals, earnest discussions or simple relaxation, without having to shield your eyes. No one light fulfils every need, so certain models become favourites depending on where they are located.

A trio of Balads provides soft lighting perfect for relaxing after dinner, while in common with many of Fermob’s other designs it comes in a variety of sizes, making it suitable for lighting the way, for example, or the whole dining area.

Mooon has a mission to cast its spell over areas large or small, while Oto provides more focused illumination: move it about where it is needed. Aplo can be a stand-alone bulb or a string of pendants: you decide.  

Lamps equipped with Bluetooth technology can be remote-controlled via an app or the Ludo switch, so no more trying to make your way back from the bottom of the garden in the dark.

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