Eden is an adjustable garden spike spotlight insolid copper, with 90 tilt, 270 swivel and areplaceable 5W MR16 LED globe. Copper is the most expensive body inthis range and the argument for it is simple: it is corrosion-resistant all the way through,so there is no coating to chip, chalk or bloom. In a coastal garden or a bed that is watereddaily, that is the difference between a fitting that lasts and one that looks tired in threesummers.

The choice to make: copper will weather, and it should

New copper is bright pink-orange. Within months it dulls, then browns, and over a fewyears it moves toward a dark patina faster near salt air, slower inland. That is nota fault and it cannot be prevented outdoors. Choose Eden because you want the fitting tosettle into the garden rather than stay looking new; choose a black powder-coated spike if aconsistent factory finish matters to you. Install the whole run at once so they weather atthe same rate.

Where it works

• Coastal and beachside gardens, where salt attacks painted aluminiumlong before it troubles solid copper.
• Uplighting mature trees gums, figs, frangipani where270 swivel lets the beam be lined up on the trunk from wherever the spike willhold.
• Established and native gardens where a weathering copper body reads aspart of the planting rather than as hardware.
• Heavily irrigated beds and tropical planting, where constant moisturewould find any weakness in a coating.

Specifying it

The base is MR16. The globe is replaceable and areplacement must also be MR16 and rated for 12V DC an MR11 is a smaller lamp,a GU10 is a mains lamp on a different base, and neither belongs in this socket.

Eden is 12V DC and requires a 12V DC LED driver. It mustnever be connected directly to 240V that destroys thefitting on the spot and the warranty does not cover it. Size the driver for the totalwattage of every fitting on the circuit, with headroom.

Rated IP65, so direct rain, sprinkler spray and the ground moisturearound a spike are all within rating. Tri-colour selectable at install, paired as270lm at 3000K, 285lm at 4000K and 300lm at 5500K, overa 90 beam. Supplied with a 245mm spike and a 2m reinforced cable.Installation by a licensed electrician.

Backed by a 3-year replacement warranty.

Supplied by Lights For You solid copper is the top of this range, so if you arelighting several trees ask us to compare Eden against the 316 stainless steel Nova beforeyou commit the whole budget to one finish.

Earthing and protection class

This fitting runs on 12 V DC and is Protection Class 3 no earth is required at the fitting. The isolation comes from the LED driver rather than from an earth conductor, and the fitting must never be connected directly to 240 V.

Questions

Will the copper stay shiny?

No. Outdoors it dulls, browns and eventually patinates, faster nearthe coast. That weathering is expected and is part of why copper is specified. Install thewhole run together so they age evenly.

Is copper worth the extra over aluminium?

Near salt air or in a heavily irrigated bed, yes thecorrosion resistance is the metal itself, so a scratch weathers rather than exposing barematerial. Inland and sheltered, a powder-coated spike is the value choice.

Can the globe be changed?

Yes. It takes a 5W MR16 LED globe. Replacements must be MR16 andrated for 12V DC an MR11 or GU10 will not fit.

Does it need a driver?

Yes, a 12V DC LED driver sized for the whole run. Connecting itdirectly to 240V destroys the fitting and voids the warranty.

How much can the head move?

90 of tilt and 270 of swivel, so the beam can be aimed at atrunk or a wall from wherever the 245mm spike gets a firm hold.

What output does it give?

270lm at 3000K, 285lm at 4000K and 300lm at 5500K,across a 90 beam.

Can it sit in a bed with sprinklers?

Yes. IP65 covers rain and sprinkler spray. Keep the body above thesoil line so water drains away instead of pooling around the cable entry.