Earth Day: The Solar Lights Edit
Written by: Millie Breakspeare
As the sun rises earlier and sets later, it’s the perfect time to do your part for Earth Day by bringing solar lights into your garden. They’ll bring a beautiful glow to your space, and since they’re powered by the sun, solar lights also help save on your energy bills, making it a double win.
So many outdoor lights now come with solar options, so finding the right solar sparkle for your garden will be a breeze – but if you want a starting point, here are some of our favourite solar lights to style your garden.
Fabulous Festoon Lights
Spring means the start of long lazy evenings spent in the garden hosting family and friends. Festoons are a must to make sure your gathering area is well lit. Carnival solar festoon lights cast a welcoming golden warmth – perfect for illuminating garden steps and paths, so everyone keeps their footing. Or if you want to create your own cosy garden retreat, the warm light of vintage solar festoon lights will create a glowing bubble of light for your hideaway nook. Just hang them up around the perimeter and enjoy a book and your drink of choice as the sun slowly sets.
Lovely Lanterns
If you want to create an atmosphere of cosiness and springtime magic, lanterns are a great choice to scatter around your garden. Lucena tassel hanging solar lanterns are brilliant for adding some hight to your garden space. Hanging from greenhouse roofs or tree branches, they add a cheerful pop of colour in the sunshine before emitting a gentle glow come the evening. If you want to add a touch of sophistication, place confetti glass solar lanterns on outdoor tables and greenhouse shelves. They’ll brighten up alfresco meals with your guests, or add a sparkle to your greenhouse as you while away the hours.
Sparkling Stake Lights
Stake lights are brilliant for lighting up your garden at ground level. This makes them our go-to for lining garden paths and flowerbeds – for the safety of people and flowers alike. There are so many solar stake light options to choose from. Spreading out mini bubble stake lights across the grass will awash your lawn in a sea of sparkles. Meanwhile, bigger crackle glass stake lights in flower boxes will make your friends think you’re growing flowers made of starlight.
Cosy Candlelight
It’s amazing the variety of solar lights out there – there are even solar candles! This makes it easy to enjoy your garden by candlelight after a day of fun in the sun. Lining your garden steps with TruGlow® solar candles of different sizes creates a breath taking stairway of twinkling lights – ideal for an intimate alfresco date night. Or, if you want to give your greenhouse a glow up, group solar candles together across different levels so candlelight can dance across the glass and create a cosy workspace.
We all want to be little bit greener this Earth Day, and solar lights are an easy way to achieve that goal, while saving some money too. Whether you want to opt for the bold festoon lights to make a real statement, or the soft glow of candles for cosy atmosphere, you’re sure to find the right solar lights to make your garden shine long after the sun goes down.
