How to Light Up Your Night Garden with Solar Lights

Gardens are beautiful during the day, but how do you enjoy them at night when most people are home?

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Solar lights

1. 
   Solar Lamp with Shepherd's Hook

   Check your garden space. Identify where you want or need lights.
   Are you lighting a path for safety or are you placing lights on a pond for enjoyment? These decisions will determine what kind of lights are needed.
   
   If you are lighting a path you will need lights that are close to the ground. Make sure that they will be placed close enough to safely light your path.

2. 

   Make sure that your space is level, for lights that are going to be placed on the ground, this will help to avoid tipping or leaning of the light. Be sure that the solar panels have ample access to light. Clear away blockage to the panel.

3. Place the light where they will give you the most benefit. Pathways should generally be lit from the sides.
   Placing floating lights on ponds makes it look very nice but beware of currents that can push them all to one spot.

Tips & Warnings

• If you have a bushy area or a sloping area consider using string lights that can be placed on a bush. If you are lighting a path that is level lights that have a stake in the ground may work well.
• Make sure that you read the directions on the lights. Some solar lights have a tab in the battery compartment that you must pull in order for the light to work.