This is a fantastic offering to beautify and illuminate your garden or patio using the sun's energy. The stylish lighting fixture is completely self contained and needs no external power or battery. A small profile solar panel is designed into the stem of this lighting fixture, which will collect energy during the day and use it to illuminate in the evening. Try this beauty out....when you see how well it works, you'll soon be into Urban Garden to buy more of these to illuminate a path or your whole patio perimeter. The highly energy efficient LED light means that the ratio of light output to solar panel size ratio is extremely high. So you get the maximum light with minimum of panel intrusion to the sleek design. The unit is self installing, with its sturdy stem and rigid two pronged base that slips easily into soil or turf.