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Small Raised Garden Kit – $28

Saving With Shellie

This Raised Garden Kit is only $28 today at Home Depot. This is perfect if you are still looking for a spot to plant a garden in your yard. You could plant flowers but we use our raised garden bed for growing vegetables! Not up for a backyard garden? TheThe dimensions are 42 in.

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Composting for Beginners

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Now, as an adult with her own home and garden, composting is (pathetically?) There’s nothing happier to a wannabe gardener! Composting attracts bees, worms, and other bugs which help your garden thrive. Composting is a great way to help your plants grow. You can use it in potted plants or garden beds.

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Gardening Tip | Starting with Seeds

Saving With Shellie

You may have a dedicated space where you grow food, but if you don’t, keep reading because the information here also applies to edible landscaping and container gardening. If no one but the puppy finds that beautiful harvest of dill and eggplant appealing, you may have wasted time and garden space.

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Meet a Reader | JenRR from the Midwest

The Frugal Girl

Besides dealing with my sudden unemployment when my oldest child was a toddler, I was hoping to figure out a way to extend my time at home with him. My garden. Purple raspberries from my garden. After I became a mother, finances became much more complicated. The year after I lost my job, my husband got laid off. helping out 7.

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My New 30 Travel Things

Shereen Travels Cheap

Taking a walk along the waterfront - I forget how much I love a waterfront until I find myself walking along one and enjoying the river views, especially at home. Botanical gardens - I may be allergic to a lot of things, but that doesn't stop me from loving cool plants and flowers.

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A Tour of Our Backyard

Family Balance Sheet

During the summer months, we spend a lot of our time at home in our backyard. I have perennials planted all the way around the edge of the patio. I''m hoping the new plant will be something that they hate this year. And it''s one plant the bunnies don''t touch. Homekeeping Gardening' become a Twitter follower.

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Creating Your First Herb Garden: Picking the Right Herbs

Saving Cents With Sense

Having fresh herbs on hand is a delicious way I like to spice up my cooking at home. I make sure I always have a variety of herbs on hand without breaking the bank by keeping my own container garden. Even if you are a beginning gardener, there are plenty of herbs that are easy to grow and have a lot of uses in the kitchen.