The wife wanted to add some lighting to her flower garden around our back deck so we purchased 2 boxes of 4 One Stop Gardens solar lights (Item # 67729) on eBay and I installed them to my 4 x 4 deck posts.. The Flip video doesn’t do these justice due to it’s very limited night time exposure but trust me, these look sharp at night!

Visit www.homes.com for local homes for sale in your area. Outdoor living spaces can really be an extension of your home! You don’t have to have a spend a lot of money to make an impact, just follow these tips we’ve provided take clippings from friends plants to save money on new plants, use rocks to line your paths instead of paying for pavers. Add solar yard lights to conserve on energy and don’t forget mulch as it goes a long way in creating definition in your yard. Looking for a fresh new look? Then paint your own flower pots. Try your hand at growing a vegetable garden or add an outdoor rug to create separate seating arrangements and definition. You can also build a firepit to serve as a gathering place and hang mason jars filled with votives for decorative and romantic lighting. Finally, plant bulbs to get the most flower for your money year after year. For more home living resources, visit our blog blog.homes.com.

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www.yardelements.com Visit the link to find solar patio lights and solar landscape lights that will help accent design elements in your yard and provide better visibility at night.

www.outdoorlightingonline.co.uk This summer may not have seemed one of the most memorable in history but temperatures have generally held up nicely and there have been many evenings where you could sit outside on your paved or decked terrace enjoying a glass of roseand watching the sun set on the horizon. So what nicer way to welcome in the night than to translate your outdoor living space with garden lights that accentuate illuminate and set up the garden area in a whole new light . You only have to study at how decking has sold in the UK in the past 5 years to know that we Brits love to survey our land, however small, from our own exclusive balcony. Eating outside is a special but precious summer treat and what could be nicer than seeing our open air areas lit up in an subtle and eco friendly way. Garden illumination needs to be both attractive and functional . Garden lights come in many options, sizes and types. Some illuminations requires no installation . It just plugs into a standard internal or external socket and you can leave the lights in place until its time to put them away for the season. Perhaps the easiest type of outdoor light which requires no electric and are just turned on and off at will . Of course there are proven techniques to designing garden lighting. What to illuminate and with which lights are key to your success. Areas such as sitting areas, seats and bird baths, ponds, footpaths and play pens. Steps are often included for obvious safety …

Light up a yard with renewable energy! Learn how to install eco-friendly solar garden lights–with just a rubber mallet!

Nautical Wind-Powered Art Lights Up At Night Perfect for a deck or private pier, this nautical spinner is a seafarer’s delight! During the day the colorful sailboats twirl in even the slightest breeze. At dusk the multi-spectrum LED beacon light turns on automatically and shines long into the night. Wind powers the internal generator both day and night while the solar panel is charged by sunlight. Sealed bearing provides dynamic movement in any weather conditions; light will charge and stay lit even in the winter months. Boats feature high-density construction with wood grain texture and real nylon sails. Stainless steel post mount attaches to railings, decks and fence posts (mounting screws included. Glass beacon in center has alternating LED light, changes from red to green to blue. Easy assembly. www.windandweather.com

See how the lights look in the dark and what you get in the box.

The power for my amateur radio station is in transition as I slowly convert back to solar (the station at my previous house, including lights and other peripherals, was 100% solar power). What you see here are a bunch of alligator clip leads connecting two solar charged batteries to my Elecraft K1 QRP transceiver and MorseMachine electronic keyer via Anderson PowerPole DC power connectors. I key the MorseMachine with a Kent iambic paddle and occasionally use that little Morse Express Christmas Key (Serial # 003 – 2001) for key-down/tune-up purposes. Also featured in this video is my Kenwood R-600 general coverage receiver, Kenwood TR-751A all-mode 2 meter transceiver, and the aforementioned Elecraft K1. The computers (the black cabinet on the left is under construction awaiting a Quad processing motherboard and maybe a couple 1 tb hard drives – all are state-of-the-art as of this writing) are almost never used for radio purposes (except maybe for looking stuff up on the Internet) with one always configured as a dedicated Linux box. Since I’m always changing things around you may want to look my website over for the latest configuration to my station: www.rogerwendell.com Oh, here’s my YouTube video on the simple solar charging system I was using at the time of this video: www.youtube.com 72s! WBØJNR 05-03-2008