I gave my garden a total glow up using a cheap £2.99 buy from Home Bargains – it’s perfect for lighting up your patio
FROM painting the fence to buying all new outdoor furniture, giving your garden a makeover can be both time-consuming and pricey.
But if you’re looking to add some ambience into your outdoor haven in time for the warmer weather, there’s really no need to splash the cash.
That’s because one savvy homeowner has revealed how you can light up everything from your patio to your pathway on a budget – using a super cheap purchase from Home Bargains.
And perhaps the best part of all? It costs just £2.99.
In a clip shared to TikTok (@lifewithmum), the woman named Donna could be seen heading to her nearest branch as she piled her trolley high with the ‘Firefly Lantern Stake Solar Lights.’
These versatile and stylish lights are designed to seamlessly blend into any landscape, providing soft and inviting illumination while effortlessly enhancing the charm of your garden, pathways, or patio
Home Bargains product description
Back at home, she can be seen heading straight into her garden as she spaces them out evenly along the flowerbed.
Simply pushing them into the soil, she then shares what they look like at night time – and they’re the perfect, eco-friendly way to illuminate your outdoor space.
The product description online reads: “These versatile and stylish lights are designed to seamlessly blend into any landscape, providing soft and inviting illumination while effortlessly enhancing the charm of your garden, pathways, or patio.”
Donna captioned the post: “Sunday border light up.”
It wasn’t long before the post racked up thousands of views, with many eager to get their hands on them in a bid to spruce up their outdoor haven.
“Amazing!” praised one.
A second was eager to know: “How much please?”
And it’s not the first time gardening fans have been racing to Home Bargains in recent weeks either.
A savvy shopper named Ann Hoyle, from Barnsley, took to Facebook group Extreme couponing and Bargaining UK and shared the popular product that will revamp your garden fence for just £3.99.
Wasting no time, she posted a photo of Ronseal One Coat Timbercare 5L, that’s available for just £3.99 in Home Bargains, and commented: “I don’t know if this has already been posted, but what a Bargain! [In] Home Bargains.”
May gardening jobs
The Sun's Gardening Editor, Veronica Lorraine, has shared the tasks you need to crack on with in May.
GARDEN growth can go from nought to ninety in May, depending on the weather. The last UK frosts are generally seen at the beginning of the month, so all of a sudden there’s so much more to do and grow.
Plant out dahlia tubers
It’s a joy to finally plant out your dahlia tubers. Remember how big they can get – and space accordingly – anything up to half a metre apart.
It’s a good idea to put your support stakes in now instead of trying to work around them.
And make sure you include lots of well rotted manure or decent compost to feed it and then mulch to keep it moist and suppress weeds. They generally start blooming in July.
Final feed to Spring flowers
You can give a cheeky feed to all your remaining tulips and daffodils.
Although the majority of bulbs aren’t guaranteed to come back year after year any more, as long as you’ve left them to die back naturally there’s a good chance they’ll have stored enough energy to come back again. Tomato feed is fine.
Tie up climbers
Your clematis, honeysuckle and rambling roses should be well on their way by now – try to use plastic free string to tie them back into their support, or tuck them round each other to make sure they don’t sprout off in crazy directions.
Feed the lawn
It’s not too late to give your lawn a good feed.
Whether you use granular or liquid, it can give it a good boost to see it through the harsher summer months.
While mowing, don’t go too low with your cut length yet and never take more than a third off the grass height.
Get creative
It’s also time to get creative with hanging baskets and pots.
Trailing pelargoniums, which a lot of people call geraniums, and Begonias are a good, low cost way of getting lovely returning blooms throughout the summer in your baskets.
And pots can be planted with spring bulbs.
Don’t forget the greenhouse!
Give your greenhouse a good tidy and clean the glass inside and out.
The improved light will help plants grow quicker inside and tidying is good for the soul.
You can just use a household white wine vinegar and water solution – or even neat if you’re feeling spendy – which gives a really good shine.
But if you’re hoping to snap one up, you better be quick – because it’s a total sell-out and not currently available in local hardware stores like B&Q and Screwfix.
However, it is available on Ebay, but for a whopping £14.49.