Outdoor lighting.

Super easy as long as you have an available outlet to start your run.

You mount a LV transformer on the wall near the outlet. These have timers and light sensors so you can make them kick on and off in a variety of ways.

You bury a LV wire that you buy in a spool along the path. Then you tap into it with a variety of little attachments that pierce the line. That whole line is low voltage and pretty foolproof.

You arrange the lights you want in any combo. It is much easier now that the lights are all LED vs the higher wattage versions of the past. Before it was easy to overload your transformer and get dim light.

Summary. If you can mount a box and bury a wire a few inches below your mulch/dirt you can do it.

I can link a few super bright LED mini spotlights that I have used and love. (Amazon/Cheap) I use these ( LED Spots) to illuminate my front columns and uplight areas of my brick behind shrubs. My whole house is nicely lit. I also have bollard lights mixed in outlining my flowerbeds. They were the halogen kind, but I was able to replace the bulbs with LEDs.

Just got done doing it myself, it’s super easy now with the new clip in lights that you only have to run 1 low voltage wire. Even if you need multiple lines the transformers are inexpensive.

I got a quote for 1500 and did the job myself for around 250

I did it myself. It honestly wasn't hard to do. Just buy a large spool of the LV wiring and the lights that you need with a large enough power supply. If you need to run it under a sidewalk, there's a very simple tool that allows you to run PVC under your sidewalk and connect a hose to it to tunnel it through.

On recommendation from here I put in a big volt system at my new house. They have great packages at costco. I tried to piece mill the backyard myself and ended up returning everything and doing another volt package because I realized the costs were going to be similar and volt had much higher quality product

Volt at Costco

VOLT Brand Lighting - DIY

I've done a few installs recently, I use Kichler transformers, pair of 200W digital programmable units and a 600W commercial unit for another. Whatever route you go, just remember less is more when it comes to these things today. Modern LED fixtures put out WAY more light than you think. Don't look at a display and think it represents real-world use.

FYI for everyone, Amazon prime day has a ton of discounts on outdoor lighting.