Stylish Backyard Buys in Amazon's Big Spring Sale – Upgrade Your Garden For Less With These Designer-Look Gardening Goodies
Great deals on gorgeous garden buys? Yes please!
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I love snapping up a sale bargain and, if it's destined for the garden, I class it as an essential buy. And I'm very happy to have discovered lots of designer-look garden goodies in Amazon's spring sale – because if it looks like it cost five times the price, it brings me five times the joy.
Good garden design isn't about spending a lot: it's about choosing a particular look, color palette or theme, and sticking to it when you're picking out plants, patio furniture and backyard decor. That way, everything fits together to create a very specific vibe, and your garden looks cohesive. And you don't need to be a garden designer to achieve that stylish effect – just trust your instincts, allow yourself be drawn to what you love, then keep to that look.
There are no hard and fast rules, and it's fine to mix and match styles, just as long as there's a common denominator that ties everything all together. Perhaps that's your favorite color, maybe it's a style era like boho or midcentury modern, or it could simply be a mood like romantic or relaxed or just plain happy. You've probably already got the startings of this in your backyard, as all your past decisions will have been dictated by your natural personal preferences, so have a look at your garden and see what it is!
Article continues belowOnce you've settled on that core aesthetic, the fun starts! I love finding bargain backyard bits and bobs that fit the vibe and help to bring that style to the fore to get a designer look for less. So let's cut straight to the good bit shall we? Here's my edit of the most stylish backyard buys for a spring garden upgrade that bring designer good looks for not-too-many dollars…
Made of sleek concrete with rustic hemp handles, this pair of patio side tables is seriously dishy.
Perfect for a lazy Sunday morning in the garden, with handy spots to put your coffee mugs.
Have you ever smelt the citrusy fragrance of Magnolia 'Jane' blooms? You really should, you know.
With deep water reservoirs, so your plants won't die however hard you try.
I've honestly been meaning to plant more herbs for at least ten years…
Soil-free with LED grow-lights for clean, healthy herbs all year round.
Sky-blue is such a good hue for the garden, and these are easily nice enough to be used inside and out.
Move over Married At First Sight, there's a fab new show I want to watch even more than you.
Those little plastic feet are adjustable so you don't have to put up with a wobbly table on uneven patio paving.
It's washable – with a hose and broom as well as in the washing machine.
Some design classics never go out of fashion, and this has two cup holders.
Only water-resistant rather than fully waterproof, but only $35 for two.
My summer hospipe battles are over: this expandable hose stretches to 50 feet long and never kinks.
Months of divine fragrance from pretty easy-to-grow pinwheel flowers? Show me where to pay.
Corten steel slowly darkens into a super-stylish patina, and there are various planter sizes to choose from.
A patio table that looks good enough to be in your living room is great for that inside-outside look.
Shhh now, do leave me alone. I'm extremely busy snoozing in the sunshine…
Surely a little splash of baby pink makes all that pruning much easier? Oh, it's the titanium blades…
Cast iron grates and triple wall insulation for stand-out grilling and smoking in a small plot.
Burns wood without creating much smoke at all, so no-one has to sit in the bad spot.
What time's dinner? Give me three minutes! Electric heat, so there's no mess either.
So easy, so darn stylish. It holds pots up to 15 inches and can be used outdoors or in, either way up.
With a layer of gravel and no overwatering, this would make a fab houseplant pot.
I'm pretty sure these airy fronds will deliver the sense of peace my bank balance now needs.
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Emma is an avid gardener and has worked in media for over 25 years. Previously editor of Modern Gardens magazine, she regularly writes for the Royal Horticultural Society. She loves to garden hand-in-hand with nature and her garden is full of bees, butterflies and birds as well as cottage-garden blooms. As a keen natural crafter, her cutting patch and veg bed are increasingly being taken over by plants that can be dried or woven into a crafty project.