Maintaining or even renovating a garden can be a daunting task that requires a lot of time, money, and effort. Brits spend an average of £670 a year on their gardens. However, Lucy, from Fife in Scotland, transformed her backyard for just £60 using the online marketplace Temu. She bought a shower curtain with a print of a spring garden with colorful flowers, as well as fake foliage and ivy to complement the look. Another shower curtain showed an idyllic rock-strewn stream on another part of the fencing.
“I was looking to brighten up my garden without spending too much money. I wanted somewhere my 6-year-old son would enjoy playing during the summer, and somewhere for me to relax,” she says.
Creating a calm and realistic setting is exactly why Lucy chose Temu for her purchase. She said the quality of the print amazed her with the vivid colors and depth of the flowers. “I like it moving with the wind!” She responded to one of the shared posts with this comment.
Lucy purposely picked a shower curtain without an eyelet so it would be easier to pin to her fence—this is a common pain point among the 166,000-member Facebook group Shower Curtain Gardeners, for whom this style of shower curtain offers more DIY possibilities.
Other posts in the group featured shower curtains tacked to fencing that depicted beachfront cottages with rustic windows opening out to the beach and surf. Yet others showed flower-framed stone archways leading into a secret garden.
As summer is over, more and more gardening enthusiasts are using creativity, turning to a typical bathroom item, the shower curtain, to easily leave a vibrant splash of green in their backyards. Selecting picturesque scenery printed on the household item, they are creating a true oasis with little effort or cost.
Having shopped around at other well-known retailers, Lucy found that using Temu as a one-stop shop for items like the shower curtain, fake plants, and foliage allowed her to save up to a third of the price on revamping her space. Lucy is no stranger to a bargain, having used Temu previously for other items and was notably impressed by the quality of the products she received.
“Shopping on Temu has helped me absolutely transform my garden! Most afternoons my son and I use it as an extension to our living area. The products I bought have genuinely made me love my wee garden.”
Lucy has already purchased more shower curtains and tapestries for friends so they can replicate what she achieved. She advises fellow gardeners to try it for themselves.
- 1 x foliage shower curtain – originally bought for £4, now £5.87
- 1 x river shower curtain – originally bought for £4, now £5.94
- 1 spring garden landscape – £4.30
- 12 pack of single stem ivy – originally bought for £8.40, now £6.18
- 2 x faux eucalyptus – £3.23
- 2 x artificial hanging shrubs – originally bought for £3.18, now £3.51
- 2 x 6 pack of artificial ivy greenery garland – originally bought for £3.28, now £3.32
- 1 x set of 3 artificial fern vines – originally bought for £4.17, now £4.08
- 1 x solar pebble – originally bought for £7.78, now £7.87
- 1 x solar fountain – originally bought for £7.99, now £7.59
- 1 x landscape shower curtain green medow – originally bought for £10.11, now £10.19
