Shoppers scramble to B&M for ‘stunning' plants being sold at bargain prices
The discount home store is selling olive trees for just £12.50 each, perfect for sprucing up your garden now summer has well and truly arrived.
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B&M posted a video to its official Instagram account this week of home and cleaning influencer @sherells_home, showing how she had used the new olive trees to decorate her front garden.
" It's Gardening Season!", the post reads. "How gorgeous are these little olive trees - only £12.50!
"We adore what @sherells_home has done to her front door - these really help accentuate it!
"Who else is feeling the green finger urges?!", B&M added.
The influencer shared how she had potted the two olive trees in grey ceramic pots, placing them side by side at her front door.
Fans were hugely impressed with the trees, saying they looked "stunning".
Another said they added a "lovely refresh", adding: "@bm_stores has been seeing a bit too much of us with the garden goodies".
One fan said: "@bm_stores have some great garden bits. We get most of our garden bits from there."
The retailer is also selling a Red Oriental Lily plant, a flower known for its vibrant blooms and strong fragrance, for just £4.50.
Many Brits will be planning on brightening up their outdoor space now that summer is here, and B&M isn't the only retailer offering some good discounts on plants.
For those looking to give their garden a glow-up on a budget, Lidl has launched a new range of outdoor plants, with prices starting from just £1.99.
A £4.99 pot of French Lavender, perfect for attracting bees and butterflies, is among the plants hitting the Middle of Lidl from today, June 19.
Those looking for something brighter can pick up the Bougainvillea plant for £7.99, featuring "vibrant tropical-like pink flowers".
Gardeners will also be able to find a beautiful light pink Fuschia plant for £6.99, and an Allium plant, which features feathery white flowers, for £5.99.
Other B&M summer bargains
Also at B&M, one shopper shared on Facebook that he'd snapped up the "bargain of the year" after he bagged a £50 garden toy for just £1.
The Giant Rocking Planet inflatable was originally £50, before it was reduced to £20, and then plummeted to just £1.
Another bargain to help keep the kids entertained is the Gigantic Garden Slide, which was originally priced at £50, but one shopper shared how when he got the till it had been reduced to just £10.
Meanwhile, bargain lovers can snap up the Palm House Leaf Stem Metal Wall Art for just £1.50 in-store – down from £3 – giving their gardens a budget-friendly glow-up just in time for summer.
If you're looking for garden accessories this summer, make sure you're shopping around to get the best price.
Price comparison websites like Trolley, Price Spy and Price Runner show you different prices for items across various shops.
How to bag a bargain
SUN Savers Editor Lana Clements explains how to find a cut-price item and bag a bargain…
Sign up to loyalty schemes of the brands that you regularly shop with.
Big names regularly offer discounts or special lower prices for members, among other perks.
Sales are when you can pick up a real steal.
Retailers usually have periodic promotions that tie into payday at the end of the month or Bank Holiday weekends, so keep a lookout and shop when these deals are on.
Sign up to mailing lists and you'll also be first to know of special offers. It can be worth following retailers on social media too.
When buying online, always do a search for money off codes or vouchers that you can use vouchercodes.co.uk and myvouchercodes.co.uk are just two sites that round up promotions by retailer.
Scanner apps are useful to have on your phone. Trolley.co.uk app has a scanner that you can use to compare prices on branded items when out shopping.
Bargain hunters can also use B&M's scanner in the app to find discounts in-store before staff have marked them out.
And always check if you can get cashback before paying which in effect means you'll get some of your money back or a discount on the item.
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