Single Spot Spike Light with GU10 Holder - IP54 Adjustable Garden Uplighter LL 4901-GU-BK

One well-aimed spot changes a garden after dark more than any number of general lights. This Single Spot Spike Light pushes into soil, lawn or a flower bed and throws a focused beam onto whatever you want noticed — a tree trunk, a palm, a textured wall, a sculpture. Because the direction is adjustable and the mount is a spike, you can move it and re-aim it at dusk until the effect is right, which is how landscape lighting is actually done. It takes a GU10 bulb, so you choose the beam angle and colour temperature yourself and simply replace the bulb rather than the fitting when it fails. IP54 covers dust and water splashes, and it runs on ordinary 220–240V mains — so unlike a solar spike it gives the same brightness at 4am as at 7pm, in any weather.

Specifications

Buying guide

Mains versus solar is the first decision with any garden light. A mains spike like this gives consistent output all night regardless of cloud, and never has a battery to degrade — but it needs cable run to it, which means an electrician and, usually, a trench. Solar needs neither but depends entirely on how much sun the panel gets. For a permanent planting scheme, mains is the more reliable choice. The GU10 holder is a real advantage: you pick the bulb, so you can choose a narrow beam to graze a wall or a wider one to light a shrub, and swap to warm white if a cooler bulb looks harsh on foliage. Aim it from slightly behind and below a plant, angling up through the leaves rather than straight at them, which creates depth instead of flat glare. IP54 suits a garden bed but keep it out of standing water and off sprinkler lines.

How it compares

Against the Philips Jivix solar spike light, that needs no wiring but depends on daily sun; this gives steady mains brightness and a replaceable bulb. Compared with a bollard or pathway light, a spot lights an object where a bollard lights the ground you walk on — most gardens want both. Against an integrated-LED fitting, a GU10 holder lets you change bulb and beam angle rather than replacing the whole unit. Against a floodlight, a single spot is far more controlled and less likely to annoy neighbours.

Frequently asked questions

Does it need wiring?
Yes — it runs on 220-240V mains, so cable needs to be run to it. That is what gives it consistent brightness all night regardless of weather, unlike a solar light.

Which bulb should I use?
Any suitable GU10. A narrow beam grazes a wall or lights a tree trunk; a wider beam suits a shrub. Warm white generally flatters foliage and stonework more than cool white.

How should I aim it?
From slightly behind and below the plant, angling up through the foliage rather than straight at it. That creates depth and shadow instead of flat glare.

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

• LED Bollard Light 5W Warm White - IP64 Aluminium Pathway Bollard LL 22BL-65-04-BK-WW
• LED Bollard Light with E27 Holder - IP64 Aluminium with Upper and Side Light Distribution LL 22BL-67-04-BK-WW
• Aluminium Garden LED Bollard Light 7W - IP65 Corrosion-Resistant Surface Mounted LL 22BL-30-06-BK-WW

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.