It's a remarkably simple, perfectly safe electrical job that leaves your home safer and more inviting after dark. You'll find two basic product categories in most home centers. At the low end are the familiar packaged kits, consisting of a transformer, cable and six to eight plastic fixtures. These kits are a snap to install and are actually quite durable. But these days more and more homeowners seem to prefer an a la carte mix of cast aluminum fixtures.
Cast aluminum looks richer and the lights are usually brighter, but that's only part of the appeal.
When you buy the pieces individually, you get exactly what you want. Our installation is simple by most standards. We basically wanted to light a row of bushes across the front of our house and to make our short walkway more inviting. The first light in the sequence is a mini-spot, used to accent a viburnum bush. The last is an interesting little tulip light, which accents the walkway.