Hi OB
Im looking at lighting up the garden (mainly hedges) with the Philips Hue Lily lights however they appear to be fairly pricey.
Just wondering if anyone could provide some feedback on them? Or a good alternaitve.
Also interested in commercial grade solar lights if anyone has used before.
Cheers
I'm landscaping at the moment and have installed all the wiring for the Philips Lily lights.
Similar to you, they'll be used to light up hedges which are being planted in front of retaining walls.
Tiered garden, tiers are about 12m long by 3m deep. Using 5 lights on each tier.
In the middle of the landscaping at the moment but I tested the lights before the work commenced. They looked pretty good.
Quite annoyed though because they have released a XL version which have double the lumens. I would have bought these but too late now.
I'm also installing Philips hue resonate lights on the pillars and garage at the same time. Should all look pretty good once it's finished
Thanks for the detailed response…
3m deep is a decent amount of depth.. i have a U shaped garden 10m x 6m, hedges on all three sides that are approx 600 wide.. i was going to use the lilys to shine the middle from the left and right… and shine the left and right from the middle.
Im just not sure if its a good idea..
Ive seen the XL on amazon however not sure if they will be overkill?
3m will shrink to about 2.4m once the hedges are in.
Also going to have quite a large water fountain on one of the tiers and will be pointing a couple of the lily lights at it.
XL would be great. Brightness can always be adjusted through the app.
We see light on a logarithmic scale, so although the XL is up to 1050lm versus 600lm I would expect that it would simply "appear a bit brighter". Depending on what you want to light, you may be better off with two standard spot lights rather than the one XL. Personally I think some people go a little bit overboard with garden lighting - rather than lighting up a garden so it's like the middle of the day, I like the light to be used to just provide a bit of depth and highlight key features in the garden…… :-)
FWIW I'm mixing and matching. Using Hue where I need the most light, a strip etc. But for those areas where I just want some colour, but don't need to really blast out the light, I'm using Brilliant Corymbia (Tuya) lights that are less than a third the price. They don't seem to stock them at Bunnings any more, but I got them from Mitre 10. (https://www.mitre10.com.au/lighting-electrical/brilliant-sma…). Word is Brilliant are coming out with a new range (including higher wattage jobs) which might explain them being harder to get, but I couldn't be bothered waiting.
Have Hue Lily here, as well as the pedestal lights (Calla?). They all seem quite bright at night. We have the Calla alongside a path, and the Lily lights under a tree fern and small tree in a garden. When I first put them in I was told to turn them down at bedtime as the glow was noticeable in my son’s room through gaps in the curtain.
Pretty impressed with the build of these I must say. I’ve had cheapies Arlec 12v garden lights, and misc solar lights, but nothing the quality of these Hue units.
I have the lily lights, and they’re great. But they’re more for decoration and highlighting objects than lighting up the garden.
You’d be best going for something else in the hue range (I’ve got a few items from the hue fuzo range, and an outdoor light strip).