Tips for Garden Lights
You can’t put a price on the joy you feel when you kickback and enjoy the results of working in your garden. Why not extend that feeling beyond sunset and into the darker hours with some innovative tips for adding to the design of your garden?
SOLAR LIGHTS: If you haven’t noticed lately, solar powered lighting has become an enchanting addition to your yard or garden in many ways. With a variety of colors, sizes, and shapes to choose from, you will have your guests thinking they’ve walked in off the streets of London in the early 1900s! Solar power garden lights, if you are not already aware, have made gigantic strides in the last few years with the LEDS (light emitting diodes) The LEDs have become smaller, using less power, and seldom wear out from prolonged use. Because their prices have become so reasonable, you can afford to change them as often as your mood changes and your fancy strikes you.
LOW VOLTAGE LIGHTING: Be prepared to assure friends and family that these lights are solar powered, no electricity is involved in any way, they are totally safe, and there is no concern of them being “zapped” by them – even around water. Take your time when you start shopping for a adapter with low voltage, as you want to get the best value for your money. The best one you can get easily converts the normal 110 current from your house to a lower voltage 
credit: timsnellfor the garden area. You might want to consider a low voltage adapter with the dual circuit (or legs) so you have the ability to add 30 watt lamps if you choose to. You also have other choices when it comes to adapters as can have a sensor to light them after sunset, or a motion sensor if you want to save on your electric bill.
IDEAS FOR LIGHTING PLACEMENT: While most people think of solar lights lining the sidewalks to the front or back of the house, you can let your imagination run wild when you consider the garden layout. You might choose to have them placed to take a visitor on a tour of the unique landscaping you’ve created. Or you may set it up so your company feels as if they are actually on another continent that’s being explored for the first time. It’s all based on your own creativity and boundless imagination.
There is one thing that is vital to remember and pay attention to. You MUST install a GFCI breaker if you plan to have any electrical equipment (which would include low voltage lighting transformers, and AC outlet used for wireless speakers, or even a fountain) in the immediate area. You have a choice of the Ground Fault Circuit Interrupt being wired into the electrical panel, or at the outlet where you plan to plug in the device. This would be the time to call a professional electrician to do the installation, as this is considered extremely important for safety purposes.
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