Choose the Right Light for the Right Landscape

Explore six popular outdoor applications and find the SHONE light designed for each space.

6 Landscape Lighting Ideas

Discover which SHONE outdoor light works best for each area of your yard.

SHONE outdoor solar step lights illuminating concrete outdoor stairs 01 / OUTDOOR STEPS

Illuminate Outdoor Steps & Risers

Stairways are one of the most important areas to light after dark. Use focused step lighting to define each step while adding a clean, architectural accent to concrete, stone, paver, and deck stairs.

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SHONE 4x8 solar paver lights installed along a driveway 02 / DRIVEWAYS & WALKWAYS

Define Driveways & Walkways

Flush-mounted paver lights can become part of the hardscape itself. Place them along driveway edges, walkways, garden borders, or patios to create a clean lighting pattern without bulky fixtures.

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SHONE modular outdoor solar stair lights installed on landscape stairs 03 / STAIRWAYS & DECK EDGES

Create Continuous Stair Lighting

For wider or longer stairways, slim solar light bars can create a consistent line of downward illumination. Modular lighting also works well along low walls, deck edges, raised borders, and other architectural transitions.

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SHONE poolside solar lights illuminating an outdoor swimming pool 04 / POOLSIDE

Add Ambiance Around the Pool

Poolside lighting can define the edge of your outdoor pool while adding color and atmosphere for evening gatherings. Use slim, weather-resistant lights around pool edges, steps, walls, and surrounding hardscapes.

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SHONE 6x9 solar paver lights along a garden walkway 05 / PATIOS & GARDEN BORDERS

Replace Outdoor Tiles with Lighting

Larger recessed paver lights can replace compatible outdoor tiles and become part of the landscape design. Use them along patios, walkways, garden borders, entrances, and selected driveway areas for integrated ground lighting.

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SHONE 48 LED round solar deck lights illuminating an outdoor walkway 06 / DECKS & PATIOS

Light Decks, Patios & Entertaining Areas

Low-profile round deck lights can add practical illumination without becoming a visual obstacle. Use them along deck edges, patio borders, garden paths, and outdoor entertaining areas.

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Shop Landscape Lighting by Application

Choose the SHONE lighting style that matches your outdoor space.

STEPS & RISERS

Outdoor Solar Step Light

Focused step lighting for outdoor stairs, concrete steps, paver stairs, stone steps, and deck steps.

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DRIVEWAYS & WALKWAYS

Solar Paver Light 4×8

A flush in-ground design for pathways, walkways, driveways, patios, and landscape borders.

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STAIRWAYS & EDGES

Outdoor Solar Stair Light

Slim modular solar light bars for stairs, deck edges, low walls, walkways, and raised landscape borders.

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POOLSIDE

Poolside Solar Light

Slim poolside lighting for pool edges, surrounding steps, walls, and outdoor hardscapes.

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PATIOS & LANDSCAPE BORDERS

Solar Paver Light 6×9

Recessed paver lighting for compatible outdoor tiles, walkways, patios, driveways, and garden borders.

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DECKS & PATIOS

Solar Deck Light 48-LED

Low-profile round solar lighting for decks, patios, walkways, garden paths, and outdoor entertaining spaces.

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Landscape Lighting Tips

A few simple principles can help create a balanced and inviting outdoor lighting plan.

TIP 01

Start With the Areas You Use Most

Begin with stairs, pathways, entrances, decks, patios, and other areas where visibility matters after sunset.

TIP 02

Layer Different Types of Lighting

Combine paver, step, deck, and poolside lighting to create different layers instead of relying on one fixture type.

TIP 03

Keep Fixtures Low Profile

Flush or low-profile fixtures can integrate more naturally into walkways, decks, patios, and other frequently used areas.

TIP 04

Consider Light Direction

Focus illumination toward steps, walking surfaces, or landscape edges rather than directly toward seating areas or windows.

TIP 05

Choose Lighting for the Surface

Match the fixture to the application. Paver lights work with compatible hardscapes, while step lights are designed for risers and stair surfaces.

TIP 06

Plan for the Nighttime View

Think about how your yard looks from the house, driveway, patio, and outdoor seating areas after sunset.

Landscape Lighting FAQs

1. What type of lighting is best for outdoor steps?

Step lights are designed to provide focused illumination around stair risers and walking surfaces. Solar step lights can be a convenient option where you want to avoid running electrical wiring.

2. What are paver lights used for?

Paver lights can be used in compatible hardscape applications such as pathways, walkways, patios, driveway areas, garden borders, and entrances. Flush or recessed designs can help integrate the lighting into the surrounding surface.

3. Can solar paver lights be used in driveways?

Products specifically designed and tested for vehicle loads can be suitable for driveway applications when installed according to the manufacturer's specifications and within the product's stated load limits.

4. What type of lighting works well around a pool?

Low-profile, weather-resistant lighting can be used around pool edges, surrounding hardscapes, and poolside steps. Always follow the product's installation instructions and keep fixtures out of areas where they are not designed to be submerged.

5. How should I combine different landscape lights?

Start with functional areas such as steps and pathways, then add deck, patio, poolside, or paver lighting for ambiance and visual definition. Using different fixture types for different surfaces can create a more balanced landscape lighting design.

6. How do I choose between the 4×8 and 6×9 solar paver lights?

Choose based on the compatible hardscape size and the visual layout of your space. The 4×8 model is designed around a standard 4×8 paver format, while the 6×9 model is designed as a larger recessed paver light for compatible outdoor tiles.