Category Reviews & Testing

The battery is the first component to fail in almost every solar light, and it usually fails long before the…

My neighbor knocked on my door two summers ago to tell me my new solar floodlight was shining into her…

Most solar light reviews focus on brightness and runtime. Almost nobody talks about color accuracy, which is strange because color…

The question I get more than any other is whether to buy solar lights or run wired low-voltage landscape lighting.…

IP65. IP66. IP67. These ratings appear on solar light packaging and spec sheets, and they sound reassuring. The numbers suggest…

Solar motion sensor lights claim detection ranges of 26 to 40 feet. The packaging shows a diagram of a semicircular…

Solar light packaging makes bold promises. “1000 lumens.” “Ultra bright.” “Equivalent to a 60 watt bulb.” If you have ever…

Path lights are the workhorses of solar outdoor lighting. They line walkways, define garden borders, and provide just enough light…

The idea is elegant. Take a wind chime, add solar-powered color-changing LEDs, and hang it from a porch eave or…

I planted six sets of kinetic butterfly solar lights in my test garden last April. By October, two sets were…

The product listing looked compelling. A solar flood light with a 10,000 mAh battery, a 5V USB output port, and…

You have seen the photos. A backyard at dusk, a fence or a tree as a backdrop, and a wash…

I bought my first solar predator deterrent light three summers ago after a family of raccoons turned my compost bin…

The pitch is appealing. One fixture, stuck in the ground or mounted to a wall, gives you both light and…

Walk into any garden center in spring and you will see them, rows of crackle glass globe solar lights glowing…