Greater public awareness of LED lighting continues to drive the global market, according to Global Sources.

Continued growth is expected throughout 2010, in particular in China, where demand for decorative LED lighting continues to grow.

Designs with mono and polycrystalline panels now account for more than half of the products made in China.

Ningbo Yixincheng offers a glass ball light that runs on solar energy and comes in a variety of different shapes. They can be installed along walkways and garden paths as an energy-efficient form of exterior lighting.

Osram operates a factory in the country and is also the largest shareholder of Foshan Lighting, a publicly listed LED bulb maker.

This presence of leading lighting manufacturers in China is contributing to the industry's expansion as the latest LED solutions get shared easily and quickly among business partners in the country.

The European Union and the US are the two largest export markets for China-made landscape and garden lights, accounting for about 80 per cent of total shipments, according to Global Sources.