Philips LED Solar Spot Spike Light 150 Lumen Jivix SR - 1.4W Warm White, 15,000 Hour Lifespan

This is the light that makes a garden look designed rather than merely lit. The Philips Jivix SR is a spot — it throws a focused 150-lumen beam rather than spreading light around, which is what lets you uplight a tree trunk, graze a textured wall, or pick out a single specimen plant so it reads as a feature after dark. Its spike mount pushes straight into a lawn or bed, so you can move it and re-aim it until the effect is right, and repositioning costs nothing. The 827 warm white tone flatters foliage and stonework where cool white makes both look grey. Rated IP44 with a 15,000-hour LED lifespan, and solar-powered, so no cable crosses the garden. One well-aimed spot changes a garden more than three general lights.

Specifications

Buying guide

Spots and path lights do different jobs and buying the wrong one is the usual mistake. A spot is directional: it lights an object, not an area, so use it to uplight a tree, a palm, a wall texture or a sculpture. If you want to see the ground you are walking on, buy pathway lights instead. The technique matters more than the specification — place the spike a little back from the plant and angle up through the foliage rather than straight at it, which creates depth and shadow instead of a flat glare. One or two well-aimed spots do more for a garden than five badly aimed ones. Because the mount is a spike you can experiment before committing: try it at dusk, walk back to the house and look. Keep the panel clear of the foliage you are lighting, which is a genuine conflict with uplighting, and check the spike after heavy rain.

How it compares

Against the Vynce pathway lights, those spread light on a path while this concentrates it on an object — most gardens want both. Compared with the BGC010 bollard, that is a formal 300mm bollard giving general low-level light. Against a wall-mounted solar light, a spike can be moved and re-aimed freely, which is what uplighting requires. Against mains garden spots, no trenching and no running cost, though mains spots can be considerably brighter for large trees.

Frequently asked questions

What is a spot light for in a garden?
Lighting an object rather than an area — uplighting a tree, grazing a textured wall, or picking out a specimen plant. For lighting the ground you walk on, buy pathway lights instead.

How should I aim it?
Set the spike slightly back from the plant and angle up through the foliage rather than straight at it. That creates depth and shadow instead of flat glare.

Can I move it after installing?
Yes — that is the advantage of a spike mount. Try it at dusk, walk back to the house, look, and re-aim. Just keep the panel out of the shade of whatever you are lighting.

Do you deliver outside Nairobi?
Yes — same-day delivery within Nairobi and countrywide shipping to Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Eldoret and beyond, with payment by M-Pesa or on delivery.

Pairs well with

• Philips LED Solar Bollard with Spike BGC010 - 1.1W Warm White, 300mm Height
• Philips LED Solar Pedestal Pathway Light Square 200 Lumen Vynce - 1.5W Warm White, IP44
• Philips LED Solar Pedestal Pathway Light Round 200 Lumen Vynce - 1.5W Warm White, IP44

Available at WIMU Kitchen, Nairobi. Same-day Nairobi delivery · countrywide shipping (Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Eldoret) · pay by M-Pesa or on delivery. Questions? WhatsApp +254 758 157 035.