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daytime view, jump below for nighttime
We've been hard at work in our backyard, planting a vegetable garden, laying down mulch, clearing out dead shrubs and other overgrown plants. We're working with a tight budget and trying to avoid making big (i.e. expensive) decisions about lighting and a watering system until we've lived in the space for a while. Which is why solar lights are our new best friends. Jump below for a (dark) shot of our lights in action....
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We're keen on the amber-colored lights, they glow so warm that it almost seems that we've lit a few candles along our path (so Martha!)...cheap, simple and couldn't be easier to "install" (hint: stick them in the ground). We don't love the black plastic housing, but have managed to sneak them in and around plants so that they're barely noticeable during the day.

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We picked ours up at Home Depot last year during a weekend sale event where a 10-pack cost a measly $49. We've seen similar lamps at OSH and Lowe's but haven't been able to find the same killer deal recently. We've had ours for almost a year and haven't had to replace a single battery....go solar!

Single lamps available online at Ace Hardware for $7.99.