Tuesday, 21 April 2009

Solar Garden Lantern

I'm now the proud owner of a Solar Garden Lantern. This simple product is extremely inexpensive but is miraculous in the way it works. It is really simple to put together - you just screw the parts of the stake together and hang the lantern on the stake. Stick the stake wherever you want the solar light. I've got mine in a bed next to my pond - perfect. Then you switch it on and let the solar panels do their work. As dusk descends the light switches on and it has a flickering candle effect which really makes it look like a real candle, flickering away in your garden. For under a tenner this solar garden light is a must have.

Tuesday, 7 April 2009

Solar Security Lights

Looking out of the window once the sun has gone down my garden looks pretty dark in some corners so I thought I'd better invest in some solar security lights. Before I did that I was trying to understand what would be the environmental impact of adding a load of solar lights to my garden. Obviously they're envrionmentally friendly because they don't use electricity but are they damaging the wildlife at all. I think it depends on where you place them and how bright they are. More on that next time.

Wednesday, 1 April 2009

Solar Light Choices

Well I've been browsing around for some new solar garden lights and I've come across some great products. You should check out the Sun Jar. It's a simple jam jar with a light in it powered by solar power alone. Who'd have thought such an environmentally friendly and simple item would look so cool. I've also looked at the Venetian Solar Lights, very cool and modern stake lights that would look super along my new path. Then there's the Colour Changing Coasters which are drink mats which light up as it gets dusky. My patio's going to be a party of solar lights this summer.