Big Bad Budda in the Landscape
Kent Higgins
With greater interest being shown in Asian culture and practices in recent years, oriental or 'Zen' style gardens have also shown an increase in popularity. Featuring design elements inspired by traditional Japanese gardens, oriental gardens typically consist of things such as water from a pond or small waterfall, pagodas and oriental garden lights.
These oriental garden lights are available as solar garden lights, which require no electricity, storing up the sun's energy during the day through a Nicam battery, and then releasing it at night through an LED connector which can hold up to a 15 hour charge. These solar lights are easily installed, cheap, and environmentally friendly.
A popular choice among oriental style solar lights is the pagoda solar garden light. Designed in the shape of a pagoda, which is a tiered structure with angled eaves, these lights offer a striking and stately design. The pagoda solar lights are attached to a pole inserted into the ground, and are most often used along pathways, to surround open gathering areas, or tucked in the corners of decks.
Another traditional oriental garden touch is the use of solar stones to provide gentle illumination to dark areas. These stones look not unlike real stones, but have small solar panels inserted into the middle of them. They require no form of installation or upkeep, they can simply be placed in any area that fits their aesthetic design and they're ready to work. These stones may come in particular shapes, the most common of which is the hexagon, a shape symbolic in Feng Shui philosophy.
Garden lamps are a perfect accent to a traditional styled garden, being made from granite or concrete, or a durable plastic mold made to look like granite. These lamps feature hollow interiors from which the light illuminates, the energy for which comes from the solar panel on their top, which charges throughout the day.
Finally, wall sconces add a unique look to any garden, and are especially suited to small garden areas enclosed by walls on at least one side. These sconces can be attached to the side of any wall or deck, providing gentle white or amber light over your garden. Solar wall sconces can be found in a plethora of styles and colors.
You won't be left wanting for great design choices when constructing an oriental garden centered around great led solar landscape lighting . These lights can be found in many gardening or craft related stores, or through the internet at similar dealers or through dealers specializing in Asian or Asian style products.
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