How to Use Solar Landscaping Lights?

1,Consider where you want to locate your solar lights. You must place them in areas of direct sunshine or the battery won’t get charged. Placing the lights beneath overhanging shrubbery is not an option.

2,While the lights generally will operate for 8 to 10 hours during the summer (lots of sunshine), they won’t operate anywhere near as long in the spring, fall or winter.

3,Note that earlier designs of solar-powered lights used incandescent bulbs and batteries that were slow to charge and didn’t produce much light. Modern solar-powered lights are built with light-emitting diodes (LEDs) as the light source and easy-to-charge nickel cadmium batteries to power the LED.

4,Determine the style of fixture you want. Solar-powered lights are available in a range of designs, including patio lights (installed along a patio or walkway), hanging solar lights (mounted on a fence or suspended on wire) and distinctive, unusual decorative lights (pagodas, statues).

5,Decide on the finish you want for your lights. Options include metals such as shiny copper, stainless steel, matte black and porcelain. Choose whatever style you like that fits with your garden’s design.