‘Go now’ cry gardening fans as they race to B&M for ‘lovely’ essential scanning for just £1.50 at tills
IF you want your garden to look fabulous on a budget, then B&M has got you covered.
Particularly if you’ve got some last-minute plants to pot before summer is officially over.
The bargain store this week slashed the price of a “lovely” garden essentials that will look good in any garden.
Shoppers are now legging it to their nearest store to get their hands on the £1.50 buy.
It comes after one savvy shopper took to social media to show off her bargain find in the Wishaw, Lanarkshire, store.
Posting on Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK, a private Facebook group with 2.5 million members, Mirella said: “B&M Reduce to clear.”
In her pictures, rustic cream “Heritage Bucket” plant pots can be seen reduced from £3 to £1.50, saving you £1.50.
A “Heritage Oval Planter” is also in the reduced to clear sale, now costing £2.50 instead of £5.
There’s also ribbed planters slashed from £3.50 to £2, available in grey, cream and white.
And it’s not just plant pots up for grabs in the sale.
Mirella also spotted £6 pebble effect floor tiles on offer for £4 if you’re looking to upgrade your patio.
Social media users were left open-mouthed at the bargain buys and are now racing to bag their own sale goodies.
“We need to go”, one told a friend.
Someone else said: “This is what I need!”
A third added: “Ooooh we need to have alook tomorrow.”
“Goooooooo nowwwwwww”, insisted a fourth.
A fifth chimed in: “I want some of the beige ones for garden.”
Meanwhile, a sixth joked: “I can’t trust myself in there again.”
August gardening jobs
The Sun's Gardening Editor, Veronica Lorraine, has shared the 10 gardening jobs to take on during the last month of summer - and the all important ones to remember if you're going on holiday.
1. Watering plants on holiday
Think about how you’re going to water your plants if you’re going away. Irrigation systems are stupidly expensive – so ask a friend or neighbour to pop over.
2. Remember your houseplants!
For houseplants use the upside down bottle trick – where you fill a wine bottle and then tip it upside down, spout down, and stick it into the pot – the water should seep out slowly. For smaller plants you can use a thick piece of cord running from a glass of water, into the soil – so it slowly takes it up over time. Be sensible with your watering – vistit www.mains2rains.co.uk for some tips on how to conserve water in August. But use as much grey water – ie washing up water – as you can to save such a valuable resource.
3. Dig for potatoes
Second early potatoes should be ready to dig up.
4. Carry on deadheading
Use either secateurs or just pinch off the blooms with your finger and thumb. With roses, make sure you’re dead heading back to a set of five leaves, giving you the best chance of more blooms.
5. Plant strawberries
You can actually plant strawberries in late august – which will be ready next year. For the ones you already have – if they’ve got runners springing off them – try and pot them up to make more strawberries for free.
6. Prune lavenders
In late August once they’ve finished flowering cut back your lavender – always prune them back to the woody stems – but make sure you can still see some little buds.
7. Collect seeds
A lot of plants will start going to seed now – so it’s the perfect time to walk around collecting them to get free plants for next year – just make sure you label the envelopes.
8. Sow hardy annuals
Towards the end of the month, sow hardy annuals in order for them to flower next year. Try and choose sheltered spots for them.
9. Cut back roses
Prune back rambling roses and make sure they are all tied in. And in late August give your roses their last feed.
10. Keep on top of watering hanging baskets
It’s really important to keep hanging baskets hydrated – they are the first and the worst for drying out.