Most people think about outdoor lights for gardens in October. The days are stretching, the deck furniture is coming out, and someone finally notices the garden looks good enough to show off after dark. By then, they've already missed the point. Auckland winters aren't brutal in the way Queenstown winters are. No snow, rarely freezing. But they are dark — earlier than most people remember until it happens, and wetter than a summer-addled memory accounts for. By June, the sun is setting before 5:30pm. By the time most households sit down to dinner, the garden has been dark for two...