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Whether you’ve got a postage-stamp sized plot or a few acres, a smart buy (or two) can transform your outdoor living this summer.

From a selection at hm.com

Outdoor cushions by Roisin Quinn X La Redoute, £26 laredoute.co.uk

Drift Corten garden screen, £404 starkandgreensmith.com

Tropical Retreat collection bmstores.co.uk

Outdoor rug, £16.99 dobbies.com

Canvas hanging chair, £149 direct.asda.com

Petal bowl water feature, £599.99 ivylinegb.co.uk

Garden bar trolley, £149.00 johnlewis.com

Garden bench pad, £32 shop.nationaltrust.org.uk

ferm Living, Desert lounge chair, £339 nest.co.uk

Melamine jug and cups, £18 next.co.uk

Gluttonous Gardener Strawberry Lovers crate, £50 glut.co.uk

Pizza over meets wood-burner, £539 boutiquecamping.com

Unwind garden candle. £32.99 bythepines.co.uk

Peach fuzz Cheeky Charlie,. £5,500 outdoor oven charlieoven.com

Cubic Outdoor Bar in a Cupboard, £10,000 gardenhousedesign.co.uk

From a selection at lights4fun.co.uk

Solar lanterns, £35.99 sparkle.lighting

Helena large fringed parasol, £249 staycationvintageparasols.com

Coastal Retreat floor cushion. £24.99 therange.co.uk

Folding wooden stool in pickleball stripe, £65 thestripescompany.com

Doga Nardi garden set, £599.99 wayfair.co.uk

Bolga garden basket. £49 lolaandmawu.com

Garden chair with foot stool, £129.99 vonhaus.com

Sage green garden bench, £160.95 melodymaison.co.uk

Potting bench with dry sink, £249.99 gardenesque.com

And finally, if the weather completely fails bring the outdoors in with one of Emma J Shipley’s nature-inspired murals, £349/roo emmajshipley.com

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