Five ways to save money on plants and flowers this planting season.
Gardening is one of my favorite pastimes, but also one of the most expensive! Over the years I've come up with quite a few ways to save on both annual and perennial plants this time of year.Â
Sometimes I will still splurge on a plant or tree, but for the most part these methods will save me a TON on flowers, bushes and trees for our gardens and yard.Â
I've planted or replanted a TON of plants this spring (most were small, individual flowers) and have loved watching them thrive.Â
I gathered my top five ways to save on plants this spring and summer!Â
1. Pick spreading plants
I love our window boxes, but they can be expensive to fill every spring. I learned years ago that using flowers that spread will make my money go a lot further.Â
My favorite has always been the wave petunias because they multiply like crazy and cascade out of boxes or containers:Â
These are the only annual flowers I plant each year because they spread and fill in so beautifully.Â
Annuals only last one season, perennials will come back year after year.
For your landscaping, look for ground cover or flowers that spread, like this awesome sedum plant I showed you years ago:
