02-05-2025
Stunning £12 B&M décor buy helps make your garden look bigger – and it's £43 cheaper than a Dunelm version
B&M has a cheap way you can elevate your garden with one simple addition to the garden.
It is also a great piece of decor that is both useful and brings style to an outdoor space.
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The discount retailer, B&M, is selling its Arched Garden Mirror for just £12.
As described, the item is a "great way to create the illusions of depth and open up your outdoors".
Whilst commonly used to give internal spaces in the house the illusion of being bigger, designers have also just as effective in the garden.
B&M is selling their arched garden mirror in white, which is similar to the one that can be bought from Dunelm for £43 more.
Dunelm's Country Arched Window Indoor Outdoor Wall Mirror is priced at £55.
Whilst slightly bigger at W 45cm x L 90cm, with the B&M mirror measuring 50cm x 70cm, the Dunelm version does retain its metal frame look.
Customers have still be pleased with the product, with an overall rating of 4.7 stars.
One commented with their five star review of the Dunelm outdoor mirror: "Really happy with my mirrors.
"We bought three and hung them up on the terrace - amazing what a difference they make to the space."
Another wrote: "Lovely mirrors making my garden look bigger with twice as many flowers."
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B&M has a variety of budget-friendly mirrors that can be used in an outdoor space, depending on the size and shape you are looking for.
This includes their Door Effect Garden Mirror at £18, Coastal Paradise Square Garden Mirror at £10, and even the Wavy Mini Garden Wall Mirror at £2.
Garden furniture manufacturers Sloane & Sons provide ideas for where to position garden mirrors to optimally improve outdoors spaces.
They say ideal positions tend to be "against a surface facing inward, like a wall, fence or shed", which can help maximise the illusion of depth and space in a garden.
On top of that, they advise to "steer clear of areas with direct sunlight to prevent potential fire hazards".
8 must-have plants to brighten up your garden
Nick Hamilton owner of Barnsdale Gardens has shared his favourite plants and flowers you should consider adding to your garden, borders and pots.
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.
