At first glance solar Christmas lights appear the same as the usual Christmas lights. The only difference is that you do not need to plug them into your power supply. Instead the energy that is required by the LEDs and bulbs comes from solar cells and batteries.

You may think that in winter the sun does not shine enough to provide power for solar lighting, but today’s solar cells can function even on a cloudy day. As the energy is stored in one or two batteries the lights will shine brightly throughout the night.

There is another benefit to be had from using solar lighting apart from the financial savings. This is the knowledge that they are environmentally friendly; no fossil fuel will be burnt to power them.

Solar lights can be bought in as various designs as the traditional format. They are available in different colors, sizes, and styles that suit every families needs. There are ones that will flicker and twinkle like stars and others that can be on continuously throughout the night. The actual settings of when they turn themselves on and off each day are determined through the easy to use controller board.

The latest solar Christmas lights are safe to use inside and outside the home. If placed outside they can cope with any weather, but the battery and controller board must be kept protected from the rain. Such lights look magnificent when attached to porches and guttering as well as bushes and trees. Also they can be used for any occasions when decorations are needed like an anniversary or birthday.

Most solar Christmas lights can be had in two different forms. There are rope lights in which a string of LEDs are fixed inside a clear plastic tube in a series. This looks beautiful when draped around window and door frames. The other option is string lights; these are very similar to the rope variety except that they are not contained in a transparent tube. This option looks delightful when tied around Christmas trees and affixed to walls.

Before you buy anything online, make sure you check out Steve Schafer’s great free report on solar lights, and solar Christmas lights

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The likelihood is of course that your initial list of requirements will include at least some of these plus a few others for good measure. But by going through this basic planning phase and identifying various zones and possible types of light fitting you will be much better placed to understand how to balance the variety of demands placed on your outdoor solar lighting.

For example, while solar deck lights work well in decks and just about anything else wooden you can think of to attach them to, as a deterrent against intruders they’re really not up to the job. But likewise, using powerful solar floodlights to illuminate your outdoor entertaining area is not going to help create a great ambience, and while low power colored light are pretty and not so “in your face” they’re hopeless if you want your guests to at least see what they’re doing.

Outdoor solar lights that are intended to be primarily functional in nature (rather than simply appearing attractive) are easiest to install since the criteria they have to meet are typically well defined. When illuminating a pathway, for example, the simple test is whether the lighting does indeed enable you to safely navigate the path at night. Likewise, solar security lights should fully flood those areas you wish to secure against possible intruders.

Of course quite a lot of solar garden lighting serves no better purpose than looking pretty at night, which is a highly subjective and less than rigorous requirement. However, even this aspect is not without some basic ground rules worth observing. First is the obvious fact that solar lights need daily exposure to the sun in order to recharge their batteries, so you have to consider daytime as well as night time location.

Secondly, outdoor solar lights are typically less bright than their mains powered counterparts. Even when fitted with highly efficient LED light bubs they have to provide many hours of light from a single battery charge and simply cannot run as brightly. But that can be turned to an advantage since you can pack in many more solar garden lights than is possible using regular lights to create striking yet still subdued effects.

Third, one of the major advantages of solar garden lighting is that not only is it incredibly easy to install in the first place, but almost more importantly it is very easy to experiment with the installation until you get it just right. You’re not quite literally tied to a fixed length cable and can keep on adjusting the layout as required (if needs to be to suit plant growth or die back as seasons change).

Finally, never forget that it is your garden and therefore you can do as you please. If you want to string solar fairy lights along a dull fence or scatter sun jars at random then go right ahead. The fact is that pretty much any outside garden lighting looks a whole lot better than none at all, and it is near impossible to make a garden actually look worse by installing solar lighting.

If you found this interesting then be sure to check out this additional article that looks at solar garden lighting in more detail.

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