Frugal Gardening: Ways to save money on plants and flowers

Those are all great ideas. 

Here's my tip:  If you see someone throwing away a plant ask if you can take it and try to revive it.  My DH actually just did that.  His work (apartment building) was throwing away two hanging baskets because they were not looking too good.  He brought them home and watered them and they came right back.  I actually thought he bought them at Costco and asked what prompted him to buy them because I didn't think that was something he would buy.

There is also starting from seed. There are also seed swaps, My girl friend went to one and they had companies/farms handing out extras You can also host one with some friends. Who plants the whole package anyway

Like anything shop around Strawberry plants where $3.00 at lowes and Homedepot. $1.25 at our local hardware store (When you are buying 25 of them it saves)

Save what you don't eat. I am really bad and not eating things on time. I had some yams and a variety of organic potatoes I didn't get to they are now happy little plants. 

I have seen people start a new celery stock off of the end of one.

Who do you know. Get plants from friends especially those with suckers. We got our Raspberry plants for free.

Winter your Fushias, Cut them back Put in a cool dark place, water at thanksgiving and Christmas then take out in the spring. I did it once and it worked great.

I've never tried this but DH said his mother (a wonderful gardener) takes geraniums, at the end of the season removes them, bags them and stores them in the basement and plants them again in the spring.  That would save me big bucks!!

I started about 36 lavender plants from seed, about half took, and about half of those should make it.  I transplant them into a 'nursery' for a year, then the next year when they grow and super hearty, transplant them to their ultimate destination.  At about $3.50 a plant, that's a lot, and lavender comes back every year - bigger and bushier.

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Originally Posted by Stormy 

I've never tried this but DH said his mother (a wonderful gardener) takes geraniums, at the end of the season removes them, bags them and stores them in the basement and plants them again in the spring.  That would save me big bucks!!

 

I started about 36 lavender plants from seed, about half took, and about half of those should make it.  I transplant them into a 'nursery' for a year, then the next year when they grow and super hearty, transplant them to their ultimate destination.  At about $3.50 a plant, that's a lot, and lavender comes back every year - bigger and bushier.

Could you tell me about this nursery for your lavender?? I am very interested!