Category Installation & How-To

A garden arch or arbor is one of the best structures in a yard for solar lighting. It is tall,…

A freestanding garden column or pillar is a natural mount point for solar lights. It sticks up above the garden,…

Flat-ground path light advice is everywhere: space them six feet apart, push the stake in, done. The moment your walkway…

A complex yard with path lights, accent lights, floods, and zone controls is an electrical system, whether you treat it…

Gravel and decomposed granite paths are cheap, drain well, and look natural in a garden. They are also the worst…

Construction sites need light. Early mornings in winter, late evenings in summer, interior work in windowless rooms, and night shifts…

A dirty solar panel is a silent killer of solar light performance. The light does not break. The battery does…

The most common reason a solar light stops working is a dead battery, and the most common reason people throw…

I get more calls about solar lights failing to charge than every other problem combined. Nine times out of ten,…

I have installed thousands of solar path lights over the years, and I have also tripped over a fair number…

Vinyl fencing is a mixed blessing. It looks clean, it never needs painting, and it does not rot. But it…

The first time I designed lighting for an outdoor yoga space, I made every mistake available to me. I bought…

Deck post cap lights are one of the easiest solar lighting upgrades you can make, and one of the most…

I live and work in a climate where the ground freezes solid by December and does not thaw until April.…

Concrete steps are unforgiving. Unlike wood, where you can screw a fixture in and move it if you get it…