Solar Lighting for Garden Benches and Seating Areas: Creating Restful Spots
A garden bench is an invitation. It says, sit here, stay a while, look at what is around you. But…
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Outdoor Bar Setup for Backyard Entertaining
I built my first outdoor bar from a repurposed potting bench and a folding table. It was wobbly, the drinks…
How to Install Solar Lights on Stucco and Adobe Walls Without Cracking
Stucco and adobe are unforgiving surfaces. They look beautiful, they suit desert and Mediterranean architecture, and they are the worst…
Raised Bed Gardening: Soil, Sizing, and Placement
I built my first raised bed from a kit I found online. It was 4×4 feet, 8 inches tall, made…
How to Install Solar Lights on Brick Surfaces: Mortar Joint Mounting
Brick is one of the best wall materials for mounting solar lights, and also one of the most misunderstood. The…
Building a Fire Pit Area: Safety, Placement, and Seating
I sat around a friend’s fire pit one evening and watched a gust of wind blow a sheet of flame…
How to Install Solar Lights on Metal Siding and Corrugated Steel
Mounting solar lights on metal siding sounds simple until you actually do it. The first time I tried, I treated…
Patio Furniture Materials Compared: What Lasts Outdoors
I have owned patio furniture in almost every material made, because I am cheap and I keep buying whatever is…
How to Install Solar Lights on Stone Walls and Veneer Surfaces
Stone walls look gorgeous with solar lights grazing up the face of them. Getting the lights onto the stone is…
How to Hide Solar Panels in Landscape Design
The solar panel is the part of a solar light that nobody wants to see. The light itself can be…
How to Wire Multiple Solar Lights to One Remote Panel: Series vs Parallel
Most solar lights come as self-contained units with a panel, a battery, and a light head all in one package.…
Solar Flood Lights for Yards: Brightness and Range Guide
Solar flood lights are the most over marketed category in outdoor lighting. The box on a sixty dollar solar flood…
How to Build a Solar Light Charging Station for Multiple Fixtures
If you run a lot of solar lights with removable batteries, you eventually hit a wall. The lights in shade…
How to Install Solar Lights on a Garden Arch or Arbor
A garden arch or arbor is one of the best structures in a yard for solar lighting. It is tall,…
Warm White vs Cool White Solar Lights: Designing by Zone
Mixing warm white and cool white solar lights in the same yard is the most common lighting mistake I see,…
