The size of the courtyard: The larger courtyard needs to light a wide range, you can choose a slightly higher wattage, more lamps. Smaller courtyards are suitable for low-wattage, minimalist style garden lights to avoid visual clutter caused by too bright lights or too many lamps.

Activity type: If the courtyard is mainly used for leisure and entertainment, it does not ; If there are children or pets, or often in the courtyard for night activities, such as dinner, sports, etc., you need brighter lights to provide enough lighting to ensure safety.

Key areas: Identify areas in the courtyard that need to be highlighted, such as entrances, paths, pools, sculptures, etc. Spotlights or floodlights can be selected to highlight these landscapes and create a sense of hierarchy and depth of field.

Focus on lamp performance:
Light color: The common LED light color is warm white, cold white, white and so on. Warm white light creates a warm and comfortable atmosphere, suitable for creating a relaxing courtyard environment; Cold white light is brighter, can provide clear lighting, suitable for areas requiring high brightness; Normal white light is somewhere in between. In addition, some colored LED garden lights can be used for special occasions or to create a specific atmosphere. At the same time, pay attention to the color rendering index of the lamp, the higher the general color rendering index, the more true the color of the object can be restored, so that the courtyard landscape is more natural and beautiful.

Beam Angle: If you want to create a spotlight effect in the courtyard to highlight a specific landscape, you can choose LED garden lights with a beam Angle of less than 30 degrees; If you want a wider lighting range and uniform illumination of the garden area, you can choose LED garden lights with a beam Angle of 45 degrees or 60 degrees.

Power and brightness: Select the appropriate power and brightness lamps according to the lighting needs and area size of the courtyard. Generally speaking, the wattage of common garden lights is between 10-50 watts, and the luminous flux ranges from 50-300 lumens. For example, 50-100 lumens are suitable for trail lights or decorative lights, 100-300 lumens are suitable for garden lights and wall lights, and more than 300 lumens are suitable for garden lamp posts.
Waterproof and dustproof grade: Because the garden light is used outdoors, it needs to have good waterproof and dustproof performance. Generally speaking, the protection level of IP65 and above can effectively prevent the intrusion of water and dust, and ensure that the lamp works normally under various adverse weather conditions.

Consider energy methods:
Mains power supply: The LED garden lights powered by mains are stable, with high brightness, suitable for places with high lighting requirements and convenient garden wiring.
Solar power supply: Solar garden light environmental protection, energy saving, easy to install, no external power line, suitable for installation in the sunny courtyard. However, it is necessary to pay attention to the quality of the solar panels and the battery life to ensure that it can work normally in rainy weather or winter.

Focus on lighting material:
Lamp body material: copper and aluminum garden lamp texture and durability is better, copper has good oxidation resistance, aluminum weight is light, good heat dissipation performance, but the price is relatively high. The price of plastic or iron garden lights is relatively low, but the texture and durability are slightly inferior, but the iron garden lights with high-quality anti-rust treatment can also meet the general needs of use.
Lampshade material: lampshade material should be selected with good light transmission and anti-aging materials, such as glass, acrylic, etc. Glass lampshade has good light transmission, good texture, but fragile; Acrylic lampshade has good light transmission and impact resistance, and is light in weight and not easy to break.

Focus on smart features:
Dimming function: The brightness of the garden light can be adjusted by remote control, mobile phone APP or intelligent control system, which can meet the lighting needs in different scenes, such as brightening the light during the party and dimming the light during the rest.
Timing control: The garden light with the function of timing to turn on and off the light can be automated management, convenient for users to set the time of turning on and off the light according to their daily habits, and can also be linked with other smart devices to improve the convenience of use.