If you have a yard and want to light it at night, then you may probably have heard of solar yard lights. Here I will recommend some solar lamps which could be applied in your garden.
How solar lighting works? Inside a Solar Yard Light, you can see battery, LED and controller board. Photovoltaic cells absorb sunlight during the day to charge the batteries, which then light the bulb at night. Because solar lights are powered by the sun, they must be placed in an area that can receive full sun.
What if you live in a place which cannot get the direct sun? Supposing you position solar lights on the lawn of your yard in Tucscon, they are sure to work at maximum strength — yet what if you live in Seattle or perhaps you have a very shady lawn? It’s not quite as common. However, you can certainly continue to have the solar lights, even in a fully shaded community. A solar or landscape lighting pro can help position a remote photovoltaic panel on your roof or in a sunnier area of your yard, which can then be wired to the lights in the shady area.
If there isn’t much sunlight to be collected, even on the roof top (for example, you live in a place which does not have too much sunlight such as Seattle and Portland), the solar light still can work, and yet they won’t shine brightly or long compared with in the sunny place.
Types of Solar Lights
Solar path lights. They are solar lights on the stakes, and they can be put into the ground along the pathway to gently light the road during the night time. They are less bright than electric path lights, and therefore you had better use additional solar lights (approximately twofold) to illuminate the path with roughly the same glow as electric.
Where to apply solar road lights.
Solar road lights are generally perfect for illuminating walkways far away from the exterior outlets, and will provide the charming gleam along winding lawn paths.
Ambient and ornamental solar lights.
Ornamental solar lights, such as amazing blown magnifying glass, ornamental lanterns and string lights, are not brighter than solar path lights. Even so, found in multiples or alongside path lights and spotlights, they could let out a cozy ambient gleam.
Where to apply ambient solar lights.
Put several hand-blown glass solar lights on stakes in your yard for smooth landscape lighting effects. Or you could hang solar string lights, like the glowing Mason jar lights displayed here, over an outdoor dining table for a welcoming touch during the upcoming gathering.
Solar-powered spotlights.
The brightest solar lights in the market are called task lights or spotlights, and the best ones can provide light that’s approximately equal to a 40-watt incandescent lightbulb. But still, it is not as bright as a typical outdoor spotlight. Hence, you may need to double or triple up if you want bright light.
Where to apply sun spotlights.
Motion-sensing sun spotlights are available in close proximity to doors or in the driveway. Spotlights can be used in a garden as well, with the beam of light directed at a tree or another landscape feature.