Quality Solar Deck Lights
Although it’s easy enough to source solar powered deck lights these days, the problem is often that its difficult to find lights that actually give a decent amount of light. This is particularly a problem with cheaper types of deck lights – they usually don’t have a very bright light to begin but also often only have limited openings for the light to come out from.
Not so the solar deck lights from Kansas based Moonlight Decks. The lights are big – three inches tall and 4.5 inches in diameter – and designed in transparent acrylic so the light is bright and emits in all directions.
Solar Patio Umbrella Light
Solar patio lights come in all shapes and sizes but the this has got to be one of the more ingenious – the solar powered patio umbrella light.
Providing a generous nine feet canopy with a UV and water resistant coating, the umbrella has sixteen LED solar lights in the spreader rods attached to the ribs. These LED lights are how the umbrella provides ambient glow lighting in the evening.
Solar charging comes from a weatherproof panel at the top of the umbrella which provides the rechargeable batteries with eight hours illumination time.
Cozy Solar Lanterns
Energy efficient lighting meets modern design in these cozy solar lanterns from Earth Tech.
The Soji Modern lantern will automatically charge itself during the day and switch on at dusk to give a warm golden over your garden, deck or path.
Each 9″ x 9″ lantern comes with two high powered Amber LED lights, solar panel and rechargeable battery.
Soji Modern lanterns come fully assembled and ready to go and are available in three color patterns – Pure White, Peal Motif and Mineral Motif.
Choosing Solar Garden Lights
There’s an almost endless choice of solar garden lights to choose from. If you’ve never looked into them before you might be surprised just how much variety there is in solar garden lighting.
Aside from cost, you’ll need to think about what type of lighting you’re looking for. Is it just a decorative effect or do you need a more substantial light source, for example, for solar security lights?
The easiest type of garden lights to install is the ’stake’ light. It’s a plastic or metal stake with the light and small solar panel at one end and a point at the other. Just push it into the garden earth or your driveway and wait for sundown.
You can buy each solar light individually and they’re cheap way to light a garden path or driveway.
Amazing Solar Powered Nightgarden
Solar Powered Garden Lights
Powered entirely by solar power the Nightgarden by designers Merav (Salush) Eitan and Gaston Zahr charges its flowers by day and by night gives off an amazing multi-colored display.
The “flowers” – some of which are four meters / thirteen feet in diameter – contain energy saving LED light bulbs and intermittently open and close creating a true solar powered spectacle.
Four solar panels are installed on site, producing 720W electricity per hour. The power is stored in batteries until the garden comes to life after dusk.
More images and video here of the Solar Powered Nightgarden.