LED Well & In-Ground Lights

An LED well light is a landscape fixture that installs flush with the ground to uplight from below, hidden in soil, gravel, or paving with only the lens visible. It aims a beam straight up onto trees, columns, walls, and signage for dramatic nighttime effect. Rated for burial and standing water, it runs on 12-volt low voltage and comes in fixed or adjustable-aim versions. Lumera Electric carries LED well lights, in-ground lights, and in-grade fixtures for landscape and architectural uplighting.

LED Well & In-Ground Lights

What is a well light used for?

A well light does one thing well: uplighting from ground level. Hidden flush in the earth, it throws a beam straight up onto tree canopies, columns, and walls for depth and drama after dark. Because the fixture disappears into the ground, only the light shows, not the source. It's the go-to for architectural facades and specimen trees where a visible fixture would break the look.

What's the difference between a well light and an in-grade light?

The two overlap but aren't identical. A well light sits in a buried canister in soil or mulch, typically for uplighting landscape features. An in-grade light is built to be walked or driven over, set into paving, decks, or driveways with a flush, load-rated lens. Choose a well light for planting beds, an in-grade for hardscape and traffic areas.

Can you aim a well light?

Many can, and it matters for uplighting. A fixed well light points straight up, fine for tall trees directly overhead. An adjustable well light tilts and rotates internally, so you can angle the beam onto a leaning trunk or an offset wall without moving the housing. Pair the aim with a beam spread — narrow spot for height, wider flood for broad surfaces.

How are well lights rated for burial and water?

They face the harshest spot in a landscape system. A well light carries a high IP rating, often IP67, for burial and submersion, since it sits in soil that floods and drains. The housing is corrosion-resistant — composite, brass, or stainless — to survive years underground. Backfill with gravel for drainage so the fixture isn't standing in trapped water.

What lamp and voltage do well lights use?

Most run low-voltage with a replaceable source. A well light operates on 12 volts from a landscape transformer, wired into the same run as your path and spot fixtures. Many take a standard MR16 or integrated LED module, so you can swap wattage or beam angle later. Confirm the fixture's lamp type and maximum wattage before choosing a bulb.

Well lights are one piece of a larger scheme — see the full range of path, spot, and step fixtures in Landscape Lighting, all powered from the same low-voltage run.