Party on with Solar Patio Lights

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Patio lights are very important for anyone who wants to make the most of their patio at night.  They come in many shapes, sizes, and colors and many more applications than you may realize – especially solar powered lights. Have you ever considered holding an evening party on your very own patio? Hopefully this article will help you get some great ideas on how to maximize the enjoyment of the event for you as well as your guests.

Many people are unaware that a party at home can be just as delightful, even more so, than a party held at an outside venue.  Because . . . → Read More

Solar Lights and Landscaping | Practical Issues

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Solar lights can achieve magical effects with landscaping, as well as good basic lighting for functional purposes. The best solar lighting can be a real art form, with terrific effects. If you’ve got good solar panels, there’s no limit to what you can do with your landscape lighting.

Landscaping creates a whole range of features which can be highlighted in many different ways. You can have a lot of fun experimenting with different lighting arrangements, and be prepared to be startled by what’s possible. The combination of light and shadows can produce a whole new . . . → Read More

Solar Spot Lights

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If you are looking for a dramatic way to light some hard to reach places around your landscaping, it would be tough to beat solar spot lights.  Now, I am not going to ramble on and on about how wonderful solar lighting is for the environment and it will save you money on your energy bills and all that.  There are plenty of articles about that on this site.

What I would like to do in this article is take a look at some of the ways they can effectively be used to enhance the look of your property from a lighting standpoint.  I . . . → Read More

Solar Lighting vs Low Voltage Landscape Lighting

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While considering adding landscape lighting to your home, you have likely done research that has led you towards either solar lights or low voltage lighting.  If you have read any of the other posts on this site, you likely know how fond I am of the solar variety.  Be that as it may, it is important that you understand the benefits (and drawbacks) of both.  The last thing I want you to do is go out and buy a bunch of solar lights that are not going to work for you, based on my assertion that they are the best thing since sliced . . . → Read More

Solar Lights 101

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The following is a guest post by homeandgardensolar

You may or may not have heard about a PV. With our current focus on finding alternative energy you will probably hear about PV’s in the future. PV stands for photovoltaic. This is the smallest element that converts sunlight into electrical energy. PV’s are also called solar cells. At this time solar cells are being used in many developing countries to help provide solar electrical energy through solar panels, actually helping to replace conventional electrical supply at a great cost savings You can find many blogs these days about how a PV panel plus a battery is . . . → Read More

Six Little Known Facts About Solar Lights

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The following is a guest post from Tim

Despite the fact that self contained solar lights use relatively mature technology, they are surprisingly underused in the typical homeowner’s garden. One of the key causes of this is the lack of knowledge about the types of solar lights now commercially available. The range of styles and models out there mean that any garden should be able to benefit from some type of solar lighting used to highlight a feature, illuminate an area, or just add a little ambience. Following is a list of facts and tips about this great method of . . . → Read More

Easy Outdoor Solar Lights Projects

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“Solar lights” has become an extremely popular buzzword in the home improvement circles as an easy and inexpensive way to go “green” when looking to add a touch of personality to your home.  That said, many people are not quite sure where to start implementing solar landscape lighting into their design plans.  If you read my last post on Tips for Designing your Solar Garden, you may have some ideas, but I decided it might help to give you some examples of where to start.  These are really simple methods that you . . . → Read More

Tips for Designing Your Solar Garden

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The use of solar energy to create beautiful and decorative solar garden lights has now grown to the extent that an individual can successfully plan and design a huge garden area that was previously impossible to light and maintain affordably. The use of solar lights is no longer limited to individual pathway lights that do not provide enough power to create dynamic focal points in the yard.

Wiring a large yard with landscape lighting is often cost prohibitive and does not allow an individual to modify or alter their original lay-out without investing further in junction and power boxes. . . . → Read More

Installing Your Solar Garden Lights: Not As Easy As You Think!

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The following is a guest post from theguru

A lot of fuss has been made about how easy solar garden lights are to install.  While it is true that there are no wires to run, no ditches to dig, and no electrical currents to mess around with, like you do when you install low voltage landscape lighting systems. If you want to get the most out of your solar lights, there’s more involved to installing them than just sticking them in the ground anywhere in your yard.  They need to be placed properly to get the . . . → Read More

Are Solar Post Lights An Economical Decision?

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In today’s article I would like to discuss solar post lights.

In the past, solar lights were considered a luxury for the elite environmentalist due to the high cost of installation as well as maintenance. Solar technology of the past prevented the batteries included with such lighting to store energy for beyond a few hours, which is why many people believed solar lighting to be a much more inefficient method of landscape lighting.

However, today’s solar technology has not only increased the storage capacity of modern lights, but the photo-voltaic cells in numerous lights . . . → Read More
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