‘Really good size for the money' cry Home Bargains shoppers as they spot ‘cute' garden decor with £20 off
So if garden gnomes aren't your thing but you still want a playful addition for your outdoor space, you've come to the right place.
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While gardening fans dubbed the discount chain's new frog and snail ornaments as "creepy", they can't get enough of the adorable panda figures.
Showcasing the garden animals on social media, the Home Bargains team wrote: "You need this panda in your garden."
The caption then jokingly added: "Warning this panda will judge your garden gnomes."
The panda ornament comes in two sizes to suit any garden or space, with a smaller £9.99 'Pen the Panda' option or XXL 'Mei Mei the Panda' for £24.99 that even comes with a cute panda cub included.
And Home Bargains bosses say the Star Buys offer serious discounts for shoppers too.
The £9.99 ornament is better than half price, as it's listed with £20 off the RRP.
Meanwhile, bargain hunters can save £35 on the £24.99 ornament compared to the RRP.
And customers are already smitten with the "adorable" garden decor, with the Home Bargains clip racking up 500,000 views.
"Aww they are absolutely adorable", one person gushed.
A second insisted: "Got mine today beautiful and a really good size for the money."
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A third wrote: "Daughter got them for me and they're adorable next to my acer."
A fourth revealed: "Got one yesterday, for the inside of my house though. I'm panda obsessed."
"Probably the cutest garden gnome I've ever seen", cried a fifth.
Meanwhile, a sixth pleaded: "Let's fill the garden with them cuties."
The panda ornaments aren't currently available on the website, so you'll need to leg it to your nearest store to pick one up.
If you're looking for some flowers to sit alongside your new panda, we've got you covered too.
We recently shared how fans are racing to Home Bargains to snap up a "fabulous" plant that will give their flowerbed a colour boost - and it's only £2.99.
And the cheap plant is even renowned for reseeding each year, meaning you're getting great value for your money.
Posting on the BARGAIN LOVERS Poundland, Home Bargains, B&M, Primark, The Range & More, one bargain hunter shared a snap of her garden buy.
Julia said alongside the snap: "Fabulous snapdragons, Antirrhinum, 20 in a pack for £2.99 at Home Bargains."
How to find gardening bargains
Doing up your garden to enjoy on warm and sunny days needn't cost the earth.
Sun Savers Editor Lana Clements explains how to get a top deal on items for the garden…
You can bag big savings on plants, shrubs and flowers, as well as gardening tools and furniture.
Many retailers have flash sales across entire seasonal ranges – often these promotions tie into payday at the end of the month or Bank Holiday weekends, so keep a lookout.
Sign up to mailing lists of your favourite brands and you'll be first to know of special offers. It can be worth following retailers on social media too.
Use a price comparison site to search out the best value items.
And keep a close eye on the specialbuys at Aldi and middle of Lidl drops which drop a couple of times a week and usually mean great value seasonal items for your outdoor areas.
If you are not in a hurry to buy an item, try adding it to the shopping cart online and leaving it for a couple of days.
Sometimes big brands will try to tempt you into the sale by offering you a discount.
And always check if you can get cashback before paying.
It's especially worth using sites such as Topcashback, Quidco and app Jamdoughnut when buying bigger ticket items such as garden furniture as you'll get a nice kickback.
This works out at just 15p per plant.
Unsurprisingly, Julia was so impressed with her find that she picked up two packs.
Antirrhinums are cheerful annual plants, guaranteed to brighten up flower borders and containers.
Commonly known as snapdragons, they are hailed by garden experts as easy-to-grow, old-fashioned cottage garden plants, beloved by children and bees.
They come in a variety of colours and heights, and therefore can be grown in a variety of situations.
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