When we get lucky and the snow starts to melt, it’s easy to pretend that spring is around the corner and with it, all things that will soon be summer-like.  I’ve never been what you can call a shopaholic, but rooting around online for great garden ideas is my idea of fun. (And I hope you’ll forgive the bad pun!)  I’ve already started looking out for new ideas that will make my summer nights even brighter and one idea I found is the Dragonfly Candle Lantern I saw at Zen Garden Bonsai.

When you check out all the wonderful innovations that have come about recently in patio lights, one of the best has to be the growing popularity of candle lanterns.  They come in so many different shapes and sizes that I’ve given up trying to choose just one and this summer I’ll have a whole selection of them to mix and match and change depending on what I’m doing or who I’m entertaining.  I really love this Dragonfly lantern though for the way it brings together the current popularity of outdoor lights and the traditional iron and glass construction with an Oriental influence.