Objects appear the color that they reflect. Ripe bananas are yellow because they reflect yellow light. If there is no yellow light to reflect they will not reflect any light and will appear black.

red light =black
yellow light= yellow
green light=black
blue light=black

white light has all the color frequencies so any can be reflected

Keep Your Yard Green with Solar Outdoor Lights

With the creation of many eco-friendly outdoor lighting options, there has been less of a reason to use unnecessary electricity from your home to light your walkways, front porch, and backyard areas. With the “green” solar-powered lighting options, you can allow the sun to create all of the energy it takes to safely and decoratively light your home. Below are a few lighting options to consider.

Solar Powered Cordless Flood Light

A solar powered cordless floodlight can be conveniently placed anywhere on your front lawn. Whether you need to light up your house number so that guests may find your home, or if you simply want to highlight a decorative wreath hanging on your front door, these lights work to store the sun’s energy during the day for up to twelve hours of light throughout the night. This cordless light can go directly into the ground without any dangerous wires or costly electrician bills.

Solar Powered Walkway or Driveway Lights

Solar powered walkway and driveway lights work to collect power from the sun during the day in order to shine for twelve hours at night. These great lights safely light up your walkway or driveway and do not require any cords or expensive hard wiring. They are available in a stainless steel, weather proof material that can perfectly adorn the lawn of any home!

Solar Color Changing Lights

Solar powered lights work similarly to the solar powered walkway and driveway lights, but add a unique twist to home lighting. These lights are set to automatically turn on at dusk and off at dawn, and continuously morph throughout the night from blue to green, red, and yellow lights.

Solar Bug Zapper Light

This solar powered light not only lights up your yard, but also helps to keeps those annoying bugs away from you. The light gains power from the sun during the day, and uses its bright light at night to lure mosquitoes, flies, and other insects towards a fatal zap.

Slim Solar Powered Lights

Climbing your back deck steps can sometimes be dangerous when you can not see where you are going. These slim, solar powered lights conveniently attach to your steps or walkway to help illuminate the way. No wires are necessary making this eco-friendly product safe and efficient.

Solar Light up Owl

This light is a great addition to any home. Simply place the solar powered owl near trash cans, or in your vegetable garden, to scare away any rodents looking for a late night snack. The eyes of the owl store energy from the sun during the day to illuminate and ward off any scavengers from dark to dusk.

Solar Net Lights

Solar powered net lights are a very decorative way to light up your landscaping. Simply place the net lights over the bushes and trees in the front of your home, and watch as the sun charges the lights for up to eight hours of illumination. These lights are perfect for the holiday season as well. Keep your electric bills down next holiday season by using these solar powered lights complete with long lasting LED’s.

Solar Powered Driveway Marker

If you live on a dark road, it is sometimes hard to see anything behind you as you back out of your driveway at night. These red driveway reflective markers help to light the way for drivers pulling in and out of your driveway at night. They help to protect garden borders and keep cars off of your beautifully manicured lawn. These handy lights are available in flashing or solid modes.

Solar Table Top Lamp

Hanging out on your deck or patio at night is a time-honored tradition during the warm weathered months. However, as the evening grows long, lights are needed to keep the night afoot. A solar powered table top lamp can be a perfect addition to keep the good times from never ending. These great lights store energy during the day and emit a soft, friendly light during the evening.

Solar Flag Light

Whether you are proudly portraying the American Flag, or perhaps just a decorative seasonal flag, investing in a solar powered spotlight can brighten up the front of your home. This solar flag light slips onto your flagpole, captures the sun’s energy during the day, and illuminates the flag at night for all passersby to see.

Solar Path Lights

These square path lights can create a border around your walkway or driveway to light the way, and keep people safe from tripping or falling at night. These flat, ultra bright LED lights automatically turn on when it gets dark after charging from the sun’s energy all day long.

Solar Tube Lights

These convenient PVC tube lights stay lit from very bright, solar powered LED lights. They can wrap around trees or mail boxes to be decorative, or they can line a walkway to light a safe path for anyone walking towards your home. An automatic sensor turns the lights on when it gets dark so you can be sure they are on when needed.

About the Author

Josh Webber is a freelance writer who writes about home improvement, often discussing particular products such as solar outdoor lighting .