Updating your garden on a budget

Our gardens, pots and window boxes are in full bloom and summer is here, so give your garden or outdoor area a simple revamp without spending a fortune. Faded, stained and discoloured plant pots and tubs can be cleaned off and given a new lease of life. Choose a textured paint for an interesting effect that mimics natural surfaces — or for current trends go for a bold yellow, sleek grey or high gloss black.

Try Rust-Oleum Surface Primer followed by Rust-Oleum Painter’s Touch spray paint on your plant pot — it works on any number of surfaces — ceramic, glass, metal, wood. On plastic tubs use Rust-Oleum Plastic Primer or Rust-Oleum Direct to Plastic. Old garden furniture can easily be restored with spray paint. Rust-Oleum Universal can be sprayed at any angle, even upside down and can be sprayed directly onto almost any surface, without the need for a primer. What’s more, the furniture is then protected against further corrosion.

You can even treat your garden tools to a makeover — use spray paint to tidy them up, painting handles using your favourite shade or select a colour that coordinates with the rest of the garden! Rust-Oleum Painter’s Touch 400ml – £6.99 Rust-Oleum Universal 400ml – £11.99 Rust-Oleum Surface Primer and Plastic Primer – £6.99 Find Rust-Oleum spray paint at B&Q, Homebase and other leading stockists. For more information visit www.rustoleumspraypaint.com or call 0191 410 6611.