| If you've bounced around the idea of transforming | | | | install the lights yourself. Most kits offer the benefit of |
| your daytime garden paradise into an inviting | | | | easy-as-pie installation. But, be warned, if you don't |
| environment to be enjoyed at night, you might have | | | | have an exterior outlet you'll need to allow for the |
| balked at the cost. Having a professional install | | | | expense of an electrician to install one for you. After |
| landscape lighting can be prohibitively expensive. The | | | | that you should be able to handle the installation of the |
| good news is that there are alternatives that are much | | | | actual landscape lights yourself. |
| more budget friendly. And, in this economic climate, | | | | Another affordable method for lighting your garden is |
| who isn't looking for a good deal? | | | | the humble tiki torch. Tiki torches are available in an |
| Consider looking into landscape lighting kits. These | | | | endless variety of styles and materials and their unique |
| plastic kits offer fantastic affordability in a do-it-yourself | | | | light can turn your garden into an inviting tropical |
| package. There are some things you should consider | | | | paradise well into the night. Use garden torches to |
| before you run out and buy a landscape lighting kit, | | | | illuminate paths, bathe showcase regions of your |
| though. | | | | garden in flickering light and even to keep away |
| To offer that affordable price, the least expensive | | | | mosquitoes. You can opt for squat tabletop garden |
| landscape lighting kits are made of plastic. The material | | | | torches as centerpieces to light tables. |
| isn't a concern as far as aesthetics are concerned but | | | | The downside to garden torches is that you can't |
| plastic does have a low melting point. That means the | | | | simply flip a switch to turn them on. Plan and plant your |
| bulbs in plastic landscape lighting kits are generally low | | | | torches with both accessibility and safety in mind. |
| wattage relative to what you'd find in a metal light. | | | | Place them so you don't have to trample your favorite |
| The resulting low wattage of the bulbs in plastic kits | | | | plants to light them but ensure they are back far |
| means that the light they cast is a bit anemic. Don't | | | | enough from heavy traffic areas to avoid accidental |
| expect big pools of light or powerful up-lighting to show | | | | bumps by your guests. |
| off your prize statuary. Still, for marking out borders | | | | Just because the Sun has called it a night is no reason |
| and paths, they offer an inexpensive way to extend | | | | you should. Keep your outdoor spaces alive and active |
| your parties into your garden long after the sun goes | | | | well into the night by opting for creative garden lighting |
| down. | | | | solutions that won't break the bank. |
| You'll really save your money by opting for a kit if you | | | | |