It was not so long ago that solar powered lighting for pathways, gardens and general landscaping was quite a luxury for the average homeowner. You had to spend a lot of money for installation, an electrician, and watch your electrical bills climb.

Not so anymore with the proliferation of inexpensive and very attractive solar lighting sets and accessories. Now, you can light up the yard or that dark passageway at night with abandon (check those neighborhood covenants, though), without harming the planet or your electrical bill.

Today’s outdoor solar lighting marketplace offers an amazing array of options for your lighting needs, including solar pathway lighting, solar flood lights, motion-sensing solar security lights, and colorful solar globe lights. Some solar lights even have built-in bug zappers! (see picture) Read the rest of this entry »