If you can plan your garden lights from scratch, you’d probably include a mix of mains- and solar-powered light sources, as well as candle lanterns and tea lights so you’d always have the perfect lighting to suit every mood. If you want to give your garden an instant lift, though, solar lights are an easy option. We have lots to choose from – and put them in position. The inbuilt solar cells capture light during the daytime and then release it when darkness falls, creating soft pools of illumination – perfect at the edge of a path, for instance.