Home Bargains Waterfall Light among cheap solar garden buys as spring range returns
The home bargains waterfall light has reappeared in the retailer's refreshed gardening range for spring, offering a solar-powered decorative lantern that costs £5. 99 to buy and needs no electricity to run. Shoppers are being offered a low-cost, automatic outdoor light intended to add a twinkling, warm-white glow to gardens, balconies, patios and pathways.
Design: 80cm watering can with a 'waterfall' twinkle and 37 LEDs
The Firefly Hanging Watering Can Solar Light is described as a decorative lantern featuring a 'waterfall' effect created by LED string lights flowing from the spout and resembling water. The item stands 80cm tall, includes 37 warm white LED bulbs that offer a 'twinkle effect', and is supplied with a rechargeable battery in the box.
How it runs: solar power, automatic dusk activation
Priced at £5. 99 (often rounded to £6 in coverage), the Firefly Hanging Watering Can Solar Light is powered by solar energy rather than mains electricity, so it is free to run once installed outdoors. The product automatically turns on at dusk and is described as easy to install, designed to illuminate on its own at night without consuming household electricity.
Other solar options: Firefly Shooting Starburst and competitor prices
The retailer also stocks a three-piece Firefly Shooting Starburst Solar Stake Lights set, priced at £9. 99 and available in-store and online. That set features warm white LEDs on copper wire, is said to be easy to use, and includes rechargeable batteries plus a remote solar panel. Instructions state the solar panel should be placed in direct sunlight for six to eight hours; the stakes will automatically turn on at dusk and shut off at dawn. By comparison, similar items elsewhere are priced higher: a four-pack of 60 LED Starburst garden stakes at Homebase is £21, LED Solar Dandelion outdoor lights on the National Trust site are £25, and Garden by Sainsbury's Solar Starburst LED string lights at Argos are £12.
Social reaction and customer praise for the watering-can style light
Videos of the Firefly Hanging Watering Can Solar Light have circulated on TikTok, with numerous posts gathering hundreds and thousands of views and comments. One user, @Hgraham44, wrote: "I am obsessed with this little solar-powered watering can light!!" Another, @Mothernature2820, declared: "Absolutely in love with my solar watering can light. " The watering-can design has become a popular pick alongside the starburst stakes.
Where the waterfall light sits in the market and other bargain highlights
The £5. 99 Firefly Hanging Watering Can Solar Light is presented as one of the cheapest lookalike options currently available. Comparable items include a GloBrite Solar Watering Can Garden Light at B&Q for £9. 49 (online only), a Solar Watering Can Outdoor Light on Amazon for £12. 99 with free delivery for Prime members, and a Smart Solar Firefly Decor Can at Very priced at £15 and described by that retailer as "selling fast. " The store also promotes other discounted lines under its StarBuy deals; one example given is a four-pack of Dr Lipp The All You Need creams offered at £5. 99, down from £40, a saving of around £34.
