Solar lights are a popular garden decoration. Of course, they’re available cheaply from most hardware and garden stores, but if you’re more of the DIY type, you might like to build your own.

The first step for making solar lanterns is collecting the right materials. Used plastic bottles are cleaned well to remove ...

These unusual solar-powered path lights mimic the flickering flames of tiki torches. And they never need rechargeable batteries. They collect solar energy all day, then automatically turn on at dusk, ...