![]() We awarded it a BBC Gardeners' World Magazine Best Buy for the best solar lantern for patios. This large, well built lantern has a contemporary design and makes a striking feature on the patio, deck, or by the front door. ![]() Our only niggle with these lights is that you can't buy replacement bulbs, so they have a finite life, once the bulbs start to go. They come with two spare bulbs and a one year warranty. They have a runtime of up to eight hours and in our test throughout the summer, they lasted through the night and right up until dawn. The solar panel is frost resistant and large enough to power the lights through even grey winter days and the lights switch on as soon as the light starts to fade at dusk. Simply press the button on the back of the panel once for the brightest setting, then again for the first power saving mode and a third time for the dimmest power saving mode. The lights have a power button, so you can turn them off before you go to bed to protect wildlife and save energy, and there are also three light settings to choose from. All that's needed is slotting the stake together and into the solar panel and screwing in the bulbs - just take care to screw the bulbs in well or they will come loose and turn off in windy weather. The lights come carefully packaged in cardboard and take around ten minutes to put together. With 10 glass bulbs strung along a thick UK weatherproof cable and a generous 3W solar panel, they're good looking and easy to use. Solar lanterns: LED bulbs housed in lanterns, designed to be hung up or freestanding on a table or patio.Ī BBC Gardeners' World Magazine Best Buy winner for the best solar lights for parties, we were immediately impressed by the quality of these large, vintage-style string lights.Stake lights: These tend to be spiked stakes with bulbs at the top that provide low-level lighting, ideal for guiding the way along a path or softly lighting flowerbeds.Fence lights: Small up or down lights, these sit on fence posts or can be mounted on walls, for lighting all the way along your boundary.If you’re looking for gentle mood lighting, these might not be for you. They also double as security lights, as they’re good for dark spots that could use brief bursts of bright light, like the front of sheds when you're locking or unlocking a door, or alleyways when you’re putting the bins out. ![]() ![]()
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