Poundland is selling a ‘trending' cheap £5 garden buy that'll light up your outdoor space – and make it colourful too
BUDGET retailer Poundland is selling a cheap £5 buy that will brighten up your outdoor space.
The garden accessories have had their price slashed in a clearance sale.
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The budget lights are the perfect way to illuminate your garden
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Going from £6 to just £5, the cheap solar powered LED
Featuring coloured bulbs, the string of lights can be put up in your garden to add a splash of colour to the space.
The Pepco solar powered lights come in a pack of 20.
They are strung along a 2.85 metre wire to provide excellent coverage for your
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With warm white LED lights and coloured bulbs the solar powered lights create a lovely ambience.
Poundland boasts that the lights are easy to install and have long lasting performance.
The lights can be bought in store or online with Poundland offering UK mainland delivery options.
They can operate perfectly fine outside, being designed for use in gardens.
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A clearance sale reduced the light's price from £6 to just £5.
Poundland warns that the items are selling quick though, with hundreds of interested customers.
Once sold out the garden accessory will be gone so shoppers will need to rush if they want them.
The lights are solar powered but come with a
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Powered by a 1.2V 300mAh NI-MH the garden accessory will offer excellent illumination.
Poundland called the lights the "perfect addition to your garden décor."
With a host of different
Pink, green and yellow bulbs are all included with the lights, offering plenty of variety.
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Poundland said: "These energy-efficient lights are powered by solar energy, making them an eco-friendly and cost-effective option for your outdoor lighting needs.
"With easy installation and long-lasting performance, the Pepco Solar-Powered LED
8 must-have plants to brighten up your garden
Nick Hamilton owner of
Tricyrtis
A spectacular plant that gives a real exotic feel to any garden with its orchid-like, spotted flowers giving the impression that this plant should be tender but it is 'as tough as old boots!'.
Penstemon
I love this plants genus of because most will flower all summer and autumn. They'll grow in sun or semi-shade in a well drained soil and produce a non-stop display of tubular flowers in an array of colours and colour combination to suit all tastes.
Luzula sylvatica 'Marginata'
With the evergreen leaves edged with yellow it's great asset is that it
will grow in sun or shade in any type of soil and is great as groundcover in the hardest spot to fill - dry shade.
Eryngium x zabelii 'Big Blue'
A stunning, nectar-rich plant that will feed the beneficial insects in your
garden. Leave the flowerheads once they have turned brown because they look stunning with winter frost and snow, extending the plant's interest period.
Sarcococca hookeriana 'Winter Gem'
If you need winter scent then look no further than this compact, evergreen shrub. The scent is stunning and the evergreen leaves create an excellent backdrop for the summer flowers.
Cornus sanguinea 'Anny's Winter Orange'
A dwarf version of 'Midwinter Fire' the very colourful stems create a stunning winter display, particularly on sunny days.
Rosa 'Noisette Carnee'
A very well-behaved climbing rose that is perfect for training over an arch, pergola or gazebo. The small, 'noisette' flowers are blush-pink and produce the most amazing clove scent constantly from June to November.
Sanguisorba hakusanensis 'Lilac Squirrel'
I've never seen a squirrel with a drooping, shaggy lilac tail, but this variety will give your garden an unusual and different look throughout summer. It does need a moisture retentive soil but will grow in sun or semi-shade.
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