Cheap Chica's Guide To Style

MAY 2, 2016

Bring the spring inside but encouraging these lovelies to grow in a sunny window. Helpful hint: these are a bargain at your local Trader Joes this time of year) Place tall ones in a sunny corner, small ones on a shelf…and you’ll feel the outdoor creeping in. Forcing Bulbs: Daffodils. Paperwhites. Apple blossoms.

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Trader Joes Home and Garden Plants Gardening 40

Frugal Luxuries

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

P arsley, Purple Kale and Cabbage, along with a lovely Lavender bush found earlier that week at Trader Joe's (top photo of collage) joined the existing baby rosemary bush by the garden gate and the other plants populating our tiny herb garden. The herb pot in behind the cabbage was bought for under $4 from Trader Joe's.

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Gardening Garden Trader Joes Simple 40

Saving Everyday

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Shop at discount stores like Trader Joe’s and Aldi. My husband and I actually go to Trader Joe’s every weekend to stock up on some of our favorite produce items. You can also do things like grow your own garden, co-op, go to u-pick farms, and use coupons.

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Frugal Luxuries

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

I've made a habit of saving the coffee canisters that house my favorite Italian roast coffee from Trader Joe's. Mike and I saved $100 by heavily trimming the climbing rose bush and Morning Glories growing on our Pergola. They are made of a nice, heavy cardboard, with a silver-foil lining on the inside.

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Art Frugal Painting Home and Garden 40