It’s easy to save money on your garden with these top tips from our readers — plus how you can get a free fiver
IT’S time to give your garden some much-needed TLC.
April is a great time to spend in the garden enjoying some beneficial vitamin D from the sunshine — while protecting from UV, naturally.
We have rounded up the top budget gardening tips from our Sun Savers community. They are the best in the business at digging up deals and squeezing every penny from their budgets.
- IRENE EMERSON, from Grimsby, says: “Buy perennial plants for the garden that bloom year after year instead of spending money on annuals that only bloom once then need replacing.”
- PAUL SHEPHERD, from Nottingham, says: “Instead of throwing your old coffee grounds down the sink or in the bin, put them on your garden as they make excellent compost. Also slugs and snails hate them if you put them around the bottom of plants.”
- MARGARET JELLEY, from Newcastle upon Tyne, says: “When throwing out old footwear hold on to the laces as they make great garden ties.”
- GARY TIDD, from Southend, says: “If you haven’t got many flower pots for your seedlings, just cut the bottom off plastic milk bottles to the required size. Put drainage holes in and away you plant.”
- DELIA MAY, from Barnstaple, Devon, says: “Want to stop cats using your garden as a toilet? I save, then wash, dry and crush eggshells before sprinkling them on the soil. It works a treat.”
- HETTY RIGG, from Middlesbrough, says: “To keep your cut spring tulips looking good for longer, put pennies in the bottom of your water vase.”
Deal of day
BUY a BBQ cheeseburger stuffed crust large pizza at , and Topcashback will refund the cost for new Topcashback customers. Ends April 29.
SAVE: £16.99
Shop & save
BANISH those dark hairs with Jolen Creme Bleach, 25 per cent off at Boots.
Was £4.35, now £3.26 — .
SAVE: £1.09
Reader's saving tip
JANET ROGERS, from Hornchurch, Essex, says: “Send electronic greetings cards to save cash rather than paying for expensive cards and postage.”
Send tips to and you will get 28 codes worth £5 if yours is used. Please include your name and town.
Save a fiver
GET glam with this Date Night gift set including a shimmer palette, eyeliner and lip gloss from French Connection.
Was £14, now £9 — .
SAVE: £5
Sophia's spending tip
INVEST in a reusable coffee cup and keep it in your bag for when you want that cappuccino fix – you will save money each time.
Designer Double
SAVE yourself a wedge of cash this summer.
Slip into these platform sandals from Rocket Dog – they cost a whole lot less than this pair from Tod’s.
SAVE: £365
Cheap treats
SPEND £10 on Thorntons’ site, and get a free bag of Chocolate Puddings when you enter code: FWYS10. But be quick – offer ends today.
SAVE: £3
Fancy a free fiver?
YOU can get FREE cash with super Sun Savers just for buying your favourite paper.
Our brilliant new rewards club will pay back our most loyal readers.
Just pick up the paper each day to collect your Sun Savers codes and we will GIVE YOU £5 when you have collected 28.
This isn’t a one-off and there is no limit to how much cash you can save.
For every 28 codes you enter, we will give you a fiver. So over the course of a year, that could add up to £65.
We are keeping it super-simple. You don’t have to enter codes from consecutive days, so don’t worry if you forget a day or two.
What is Sun Savers? Here's everything you need to know about our new rewards club
Download our easy Sun Savers app and quickly scan your code using your smartphone. Or go online and enter your code at .
To get you on your way, join today and we will put a bonus £1 in your Sun Savers wallet tomorrow. And the good news doesn’t stop with free cash.
With Sun Savers, we give you the best hacks, deals and tips to save money every single day.
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TO JOIN: Don’t worry, folks — joining takes just 30 seconds, in three steps.
All we’ll ask of you is your name, your date of birth and an email address to get you on the way to your first crisp fiver.
You can choose to save or cash out straight to your bank account or instantly with Paypal.
Don’t delay — join Sun Savers now!
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All you need to do is collect NINE Sun Savers codes or TEN tokens from The Sun between Sunday, April 15 and Wednesday, May 2nd and you can choose your date and time slot online.