Driveway

We've made 3 small changes to our front garden this year.

The only real floral brilliance we've had is this fabulously huge sunflower - grown up from a runt of a little plant I got in a giveaway at work!
It took forever to flower - but grew enormously during midsummer.  It's now got around to starting to open its flowers.
Sunflowers are a bit of a superfood as far as garden wildlife goes.  Pollinating insects enjoy the flowers and 
I'm planning to keep it where it is into the autumn so that birds will be able to enjoy the seeds.

A downside of a long drive is distance from the streetlights.  In our old house, I never had a problem finding the front door, but it's a different case here.

This fitting is solar with 2 LED lights with a PIR sensor.  It gains enough charge for the short amount of time we need it to work for.  Not having to mess about with connecting to the mains was a plus for Phil - but he spent some time getting the solar panel rigged up.

Mains LED light by the front door - again with a motion sensor.  It gives more than enough light for me to find the front door - and my keys in the depths of my handbag!

We've tweaked the PIR settings for both lights - but still needs some more refinement as the sunflower sets off the front door light in the wind!

Neither lights are security light washing in performance, but that's never been their role for us.