Garden writer Pam Baggett has a great idea for a clever and cheap container display. Find out what she uses for a pot and what she plants in it. Read Article
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Gardening on the Cheap: Scavenged Containers
Follow these ideas from garden writer Pam Baggett to create lovely container plantings for your garden without spending a lot of money on pots and planters. Read Article
Gardening on the Cheap: Plant Shopping on a Budget
Garden centers can be dangerous places for the budget-conscious gardener in springtime. Who can resist all those beautiful flowering plants? Here’s how to shop for plants without breaking the bank. Read Article
Tip of the Week: Save Money at the Garden Center
Here’s a simple way to cut down on what you spend at the garden center in spring. Eliminate impulse purchases by following this one easy tip. Read Article
Save on Spring Bulbs
To spend less on spring-flowering bulbs, try this trick. Read Article
Gardening on the Cheap: Starting from Seed
In a tight economy, one way to reduce the cost of gardening is to grow more plants from seed. Here are some easy flower varieties to try and the cheapest way to get them going. Read Article
The Echinacea Factor
Unless you pulled a mini Rip Van Winkle over the last four years, you’ve watched a revolution take place in the genus Echinacea. We now enjoy orange and peach petals, sweet fragrance and more. From where did these extreme echinaceas come? Here’s a brief history. Read Article
Crinums
Like peonies in the northern United States, which often outlive the gardener who planted them, crinums have deep roots in the South. They thrive in salty sand 600 feet from the Atlantic and in sticky clay at long-abandoned homesites, delighting ghosts and passing travelers with their lush leaves and fragrant summer flowers… Read Article
The Tomato
Julia Child couldn’t imagine civilization without onions; for me, life without tomatoes would seem incomplete. Of the hundreds of varieties available, three favorites always find space in my summer garden… Read Article
Southeast: Escaping Shapes
When it comes to containers, sometimes thinking outside the box means finding…a box. Read Article
Fragrant Plants for the South
These good-smelling plants are perfect for Southern gardens.
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