IF you want your garden to look fantastic but are on a budget, then B&M is the place to go.
Especially if you want to repot some plants before summer is officially over.
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The bargain store has this week heavily discounted a “beautiful” garden accessory that looks great in any garden.
Buyers are now rushing to their nearest store to get their hands on the copy for £1.50.
This came after a savvy shopper took to social media to show off her bargain at the store in Wishaw, Lanarkshire.
Post message on Extreme Couponing and Bargains UKa closed Facebook group with 2.5 million members, Mirella said: “B&M Reduce to clear.”
In her photos, the rustic cream ‘Heritage Bucket’ plant pots are reduced from £3 to £1.50, so you save £1.50.
There is also a “Heritage Oval Planter” on sale, now priced at £2.50 instead of £5.
Ribbed planters are also available, from £3.50 to £2, in grey, cream and white.
And it’s not just plant pots that are on sale.
Mirella also spotted pebble pattern floor tiles from £6, now on sale for £4, should you be looking to spruce up your patio.
Social media users were amazed by the bargains and are now rushing to score their own bargains.
“We have to go,” someone said to a friend.
Someone else said, “This is what I need!”
A third added: “Ooooh, we’ll have to look into that tomorrow.”
“Goooooooo nowwwwwww,” a fourth insisted.
A fifth said: “I want some beige ones for the garden.”
Meanwhile, a sixth joked: “I can’t trust myself there anymore.”
Gardening work in August
Veronica Lorraine, gardening editor for The Sun, has shared 10 gardening jobs to do during the last month of summer, as well as the most important jobs to remember when you go on holiday.
1. Watering plants on holiday
Think about how you are going to water your plants when you go away. Irrigation systems are ridiculously expensive, so ask a friend or neighbor to come over.
2. Don’t forget your houseplants!
For houseplants, use the upside-down bottle trick: fill a wine bottle and then turn it upside down, pouring it down and sticking it in the pot. The water should slowly seep out. For smaller plants, use a thick piece of string and run it from a glass of water into the soil so it soaks up slowly. Be smart about your watering: visit www.mains2rains.nl for some tips on how to save water in August. But use as much grey water – i.e. dishwater – as possible to save such a valuable resource.
3. Dig for potatoes
The second early potatoes are ready to be harvested.
4. Keep removing faded flowers
Use pruning shears or pinch off the flowers with your finger and thumb. For roses, make sure you get back to a set of five leaves so you have the best chance of more flowers.
5. Plant strawberries
You can actually plant strawberries as early as the end of August, which will be ready next year. For the strawberries you already have, if there are any shoots growing out of them, you can try potting them up to get more strawberries for free.
6. Prune lavender
At the end of August, when the lavender has finished flowering, you can prune it back. Always prune it back to the woody stems. Make sure you can still see some small buds.
7. Collect seeds
Many plants are starting to go to seed now, so it’s the perfect time to collect them and get free plants for next year. Just make sure you label the envelopes.
8. Sow hardy annuals
Sow hardy annuals towards the end of the month so they will flower next year. Try to choose sheltered spots for them.
9. Pruning back roses
Prune the climbing roses back and make sure they are all tied up. Give your roses their last feed at the end of August.
10. Make sure your hanging baskets are well watered
It is very important to keep hanging baskets hydrated. They are the first and worst to dry out.
