Shady days with a discount parasol

It might not necessarily be everyone's first port of call for finding cheap garden furniture online, but in having a look at Amazon.co.uk, you'll find more than you bargained for, and great bargains! For example, you can pick up a Redwood Leisure Banana Aluminium Parasol, which stands three metres tall, and comes in a cream colour. This model is available from £54.95, a current reduction of £46.91. There's a fifty percent discount on one of the basic outdoor parasols in the collection: the self-standing, 3 metre Green Garden Umbrella, which you can buy now at a price from £49.99, instead of the usual £99.99. The navy Camelot Contemporary Parasol, which comes with its own metal base and stands at two metres tall can be yours from £27.99 instead of £34.99.

The fantastically named Greenfingers gardening company have slashed the prices of a number of their garden umbrellas, bases and accessories. The Solar Light Parasol, at 2.5 metres high, comes complete with LED lights fitted into the ribs of its frame. Reduced by £30 and available from £99.99, with free delivery, you need not have guests stumbling about for a dropped fork when dusk creeps in. The more organically designed Hardwood Crank Parasol, at 2.7 metres tall with its own base, offers a more traditional look for your garden, from just £23.99, a 17% saving.

Discounts of 20 to 25% are being offered by Argos on its collection of parasols. The FSC Light Coloured Wood Garden Parasol, in cream and standing at 2.7 metres tall is available from £32.99, with a third off its original price. A two metres tall striped garden parasol with blue and white stripes will add a beach-like feel to any outdoor space from as little as £14.99, reduced by 50%.