When scorching summer days cool down into warm nights, evenings can be a pleasant time to be outside.
When scorching summer days cool down into warm nights, evenings can be a pleasant time to be outside. Here are some Sonoma-based finds to help light up your outdoor space and encourage more activity during your evenings outside - click through the gallery for more details. (Stock photo)
All Weather Illumination: Decorative lanterns are certainly pretty, but who knew they could be tough, too? This solar lantern is made from Tyvek and can withstand the elements. $39, Cultivate Home, 186 N Main St Suite 120, Sebastopol, 707- 824-1400, cultivatehome.com
Night Ball: Don’t let sundown stop your volley. This “Jazzminton” set,” for a jazzy game of badminton, comes with two LED birdies for playing in the dark. Backyard night time fun without costly stadium lights! $24.99 (2 paddles, 4 birdies, 2 LED birdies), The Toy Works, 6940 Sebastopol Ave., Sebastopol, 707-829-2003, sonomatoyworks.com
Moonrise Bloom: Sonoma’s daytime heat often means venturing outside in the cooled-down evening, but usually daytime hogs all the garden’s floral fun. This moonflower and other “night bloomers” flower at sundown, unfurling their beauty and strongest fragrances through the night. The white of this flower’s “trumpet” reflects moonlight, but like your favorite TV vampire, the bloom withers by daybreak. $5.99, King's Nursery, 1212 13th St, Santa Rosa, 707-542-4782, kingsflowernursery.com
Skylights: Switch from navel gazing to stargazing with this high-aperture, computerized telescope. This device is portable and delivers a detailed view of the moon, stars and planets. $699, Shutterbug Santa Rosa, 3011 Santa Rosa Ave.,Santa Rosa, 707-546-3456, shutterbugcamerashops.com
Light The Way: Illuminate a night hike, a campsite or even the tent in a backyard campout. This Poppy lantern glows at 300 lumens. It compresses for easy packing and pops into a lantern or spotlight position. $18.99, Parsons Lumber & Hardware, 17800 Sonoma Hwy, Boyes Hot Springs, 707-996-1008, parsonslumber.com
When scorching summer days cool down into warm nights, evenings can be a pleasant time to be outside. Here are some Sonoma-based finds to help light up your outdoor space and encourage more activity during your evenings outside – click through the gallery above for more details.
