Customer reviews
Real customer feedback
Real customer feedback
From people who use it on patios, balconies and garden paths, and from those who bought it as a gift.
Based on 22 reviews
Customers describe this solar lantern as the piece that changes how their garden looks after dark, with the floral pattern it throws onto walls, fences and patio floors drawing the most comments. Many love that it switches on by itself at dusk and needs no wires or batteries, and several mention how solid the pierced iron shell feels. Reviewers like moving it between the hook and the ground stake to light a path, a table or a balcony corner, and a good number bought more than one or gave them as gifts.
No wires and it just works
I did not want to run any cable down the garden so the solar part sold me. Set it on the table where it gets afternoon sun and it lights up on its own at dusk every night. The pierced metal feels solid too, not the thin plastic I expected.
The pattern on the wall is gorgeous
Hung it from a branch over our seating area and the floral shapes fall right across the fence behind us. It is so warm and soft in the evening. Friends keep asking where it is from. Charges fine even on our cloudier days.
Lovely glow, comes on by itself
Really like that there is no switch to remember. It reads the sky and lights up at dusk then goes off in the morning. The runtime gets me through most of an evening. On a short winter day it does a bit less but that is solar for you. Happy with it.
Bought a second one straight away
One looked so good on the balcony that I ordered another for the front step. The stake snaps into the base so I planted that one in a pot. Both come on together at dusk. The cutout pattern they throw makes the whole entrance feel welcoming.
Solid metal, proper outdoor light
I have killed a few cheap garden lights in the rain. This one has been out through some heavy weather and keeps coming on every night. The iron shell has real weight and the dark finish looks good in daylight too, not just lit up.
Path looks magical now
Staked one along the path to the door and the floral pattern spills across the paving. It comes on as it gets dark just as we get home. No app, no plug, nothing to do. It honestly changed how the garden feels in the evening.
Great effect, give it good sun
The projection is the best bit, it really does layer the patterns onto the wall. My tip is put it where it gets a decent few hours of sun, then it glows long into the evening. Where I first had it in shade it was a bit shorter. Moved it and now it is great.
Just right for the balcony
Small balcony, no outdoor socket, so solar was the only way for me. This hangs on the rail with the built in hook and lights up the corner beautifully. The floral shapes land on the wall and floor. It feels like a proper little lantern, not a gadget.
Gift that got a big reaction
Gave one to my mum for her garden and she loves it. She put it on the patio table and it comes on every night by itself. She keeps telling me how pretty the pattern is on the paving. Easy win as a gift for anyone with a bit of outdoor space.
Warm and soft, not harsh
I was worried it might be a cold blue light like some solar ones. It is a warm amber glow that feels cosy in the evening. The cutout pattern through the metal is really pretty. It charges through the day and I never touch it, it just lights up at dusk.
Does what it says
No wires, comes on at dusk, throws a nice pattern. The two mount options are handy, I hung it first then moved to the stake in a border. Build quality is good for the price. Only thing is winter runtime is shorter but that is true of all solar.
Looks far pricier than it was
Honestly thought it would look cheap but the metalwork is detailed and the light through it is lovely. Sits on our outdoor table and the floral shapes cover the cloth and the wall. Comes on by itself, no charging cable, nothing. Really pleased with it.
Set of three for the deck
Bought three and spaced them along the deck rail. They all light at dusk and the patterns overlap across the boards. The deck looks completely different at night now. Charging has been fine through spring. No regrets buying more than one.
Pretty and easy
Very little to say in a bad way. It charges, it comes on, it looks lovely throwing the floral pattern on the fence. I wipe the panel now and then like the note says. Wish it ran a touch longer on cloudy weeks but it is solar so I knew that going in.
Best garden buy this year
We sit out most evenings in summer and this has become the centre of it. On the table, comes on as it gets dark, floral light all over the patio. Solid metal so I leave it out. Genuinely changed our evenings outside. Looking at getting a second.
No socket needed, problem solved
Our garden has no power at the far end so it was always dark. Staked this in the border and now there is a soft glow and a lovely pattern out there every night. It charges itself in the day. Such a simple fix for a spot I had given up on.
Good light, nice build
The pierced iron is the part I like, it feels well made and the pattern it casts is the selling point. Comes on at dusk reliably. Give it sun and the evening runtime is solid. A genuinely nice outdoor light that does not need any wiring.
It lights up the whole corner
Put it in the dark corner by the shed and now that corner is the prettiest part of the garden at night. The floral shapes go up the wall and across the path. Comes on by itself, charges by itself. I have not touched it since the day it arrived.
Exactly what I wanted
Wanted something decorative and solar for the patio and this nails both. The shell looks good off and the projection looks great on. Two ways to mount it gave me options. It just runs itself every evening. I would happily buy another for the front.
Soft glow all evening
Charges quietly all day on the table and then glows warm through the evening with that pretty cutout pattern on the wall behind. No cable trailing across the patio, no switch to find in the dark. It has become part of how we wind down outside.
Lovely effect for the money
Does the job nicely. The floral projection is genuinely pretty across the fence and it lights at dusk without any input from me. Build is better than I expected for a solar light. Runtime is great after a sunny day, a little less when it has been grey.

The first night it came on by itself I actually stopped what I was doing. The floral pattern lands all over the patio floor and the back wall and it looks far nicer than the flat solar lights I had before. It charges all day and glows the whole evening with no fuss.