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Jun102009
Low Cost Gardening Ideas
Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at 10:54AM
Add green to your landscape while keeping some in your wallet. Check out our best money-saving tips to help your garden and your budget thrive.
- Buy plants that fit your climate and soil conditions
- Use cuttings instead of buying more plants
- Take softwood and hardwood stem cuttings to propagate some of your favorite shrubs
- Choose pest resistant bulbs
- Choose bulbs that multiply
- Invest in self-seeding plants and let the wid do the dirty work
- Choose long living perennials
- Multiply your plants by dividing them
- Check when they flower (plant flowers that flower at different times in the same beds)
- Wait until the plant is resting to do any moving
- Divide fall bloomers in the spring

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