A little illumination goes a long way towards spicing up your garden or walkway. These lights collect sunlight during daylight hours through small solar cells embedded on top of the lights. The cells power an internal battery, and when the voltage drops off (ie, the sunlight is no longer shining), the solar garden lights kick on automatically.

Not only are these lights incredibly energy efficient, they are also a lot easier to install than regular lights. Traditional garden lights need a hard wired source of power. That means finding an electrical source (possibly by hiring an electrician), and running a line to it underground. After lots of shoveling and burying, you’ve got to wire it up to the light. If you have multiple lights, you have to wire each one to the next so they all have power.

Of course, there are other drawbacks to traditional lights as well. They draw power, which increases your utility bills. And if there’s ever a problem with the power line, they are much more complicated to diagnose.

Instead, you can use high efficiency solar garden lights. All that’s required for installation is to stick them in the ground and make sure the power switch, if applicable, is turned on. That’s it! No wiring, no digging, and if you decide you want to move them to a different place, just pick them up and reposition. Regular lights don’t give you any flexibility if you decide to rearrange. Also, if you move houses, just take the lights with you!