50 Weird, Cheap Things You Didn’t Know Make Your Backyard Look So Much Better

If you are stumbling around in your yard in the dark, tripping over hoses, and staying indoors on warm nights because it isn’t welcoming out there, it is time to fix that. Create rooms, escapes, and retreats in your yard and on your deck or porch and you will expand your living space and enjoy your home more. You don’t have to call a landscaper or electrician to create beauty or to light it. Here are 50 weird, cheap things you didn’t know make your backyard look so much better.

A clever way to store the garden hose

Anywhere you find a hook, a branch, or a flat surface is a good place to set one of these hanging solar lights. The metal frame gives them a charming industrial vibe and turns them into a table lamp when needed. The hook on the other end loops over anything. “I can’t say enough good things about these lanterns,” said one reviewer. “I have had eight of them for two years and they still light up brightly at night even after being outside for two Colorado winters.”