January is the perfect time to start planning the garden of your dreams – whether you have a blank canvas, or established flowerbeds. New to gardening? No problem! Here are some tips to help you figure out the best way to get planting.

Plan for a low-maintenance outdoor space

Whether you prefer to sketch out your thoughts on paper or go high-tech with specialized software, keep your garden plan simple, so you’re not spending every spare moment watering, weeding and fussing over plants that aren’t getting enough sun. To get ideas about choosing the best varieties for your front or back yard, drop in on a meeting of your local horticultural society, talk to a master gardener at a neighborhood nursery, or read up on which perennials are hardiest for your zone – healthy plants that come back each year are a new gardener’s BFF!

Design from big to small

Is your garden one flat patch of grass? If you envision different outdoor ‘rooms’, you’ll want to select trees and shrubs first. Opt for varieties that are pest-resistant and easy to maintain. Then, you can group different plants of varying heights within your flowerbeds, from tall, swaying ornamental grasses to fragrant groundcover. Remember that you’ll need to delineate your beds with sharp edges, which is simple to do when you have the right tools, such as the Garden Weasel Edger Chopper.

Seeds or Seedlings?

If you love the idea of an edible garden, you’re not alone! Growing your own veggies and herbs makes for deliciously healthy meals for your family. It’s important to know that some plants – such as beans, carrots, lettuce, peas and cucumbers – thrive when they’re sown directly into the soil as seeds. This is also the most affordable way to start a garden. However, other varieties – like tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, kale and broccoli – are easier to grow from seedlings, especially if you live in a cooler climate with a growing season.

Create a restful oasis

Whether you long for a cascading water feature, an outdoor fireplace or a spot to listen to music while enjoying an evening cocktail, begin by choosing comfy and weather-resistant furniture to sit on, lighting that highlights your garden and a private space for your guests to gather. Even if your garden is limited to a small patio, you can surround yourself with lush plants in pretty containers, or use the vertical space on your railing or fence to add color and texture.

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One of the great pleasures gardening brings is layers of show-stopping color and texture at different times of the year. If you choose the right plants, you’ll have year-round interest in your outdoor space. In addition to sweet fragrance and pretty blossoms, flowering trees and shrubs are much easier to maintain than perennial flower beds, and they offer privacy, attractive foliage and bark, plus vibrant berries.

Once you’ve chosen the varieties you want in your garden, you’ll need your Garden Weasel Claw Pro to loosen and aerate the soil before planting. Choose sites that will allow for plenty of growth – your local nursery can advise you about which varieties will best suit your space. Here are our picks for the most beautiful flowering trees and shrubs to include in your garden plans.

Flowering Trees:

Pink Trumpet Tree
Featuring clusters of gorgeous lavender-pink tube-shaped flowers with yellow throats, this deciduous tree grows up to 30 feet. It prefers full sun, sheltered from the wind.

Flowering Cherry
With its wide branches and tufts of double pink flowers, this tree also offers lovely yellow-orange highlights come autumn. It’s one of the most widely planted flowering cherry trees in the Pacific Northwest, and needs full sun and well-drained soil.

Saucer Magnolia
This small, multi-trunked magnolia grows to about 20 feet and produces large, saucer-like, fragrant blooms of pink, purple or yellow in early spring. Some varieties bloom twice a season.

Flowering Shrubs:

Smokebush
This large shrub can be trimmed to fit a smaller space, and has lovely leaves that range from reddish-purple, golden yellow, plum red or dark purple.

Ninebark
Choose from bronze-red, orange-gold, golden yellow or burgundy blossoms; this shrub
blooms in early summer.

Sweetshrub
Also known as Carolina allspice and sweet bubby, this tropical-looking native shrub features shiny leaves, pointy dark burgundy flowers, and a sweet fragrance. Plus, after it blossoms, its seed capsules provide interest until winter.

Abelia
With fragrant bell-shaped flowers in peach, pink or purple that blossom in late spring and do well in part-shade, this shrub also provides lovely fall foliage and seed pods. It’s also more cold-hardy, making it a great choice for cooler climates.

Buttonbush
With its ball-shaped white flowers that produce red berries in the fall, this native variety is a lovely addition to any garden. It also attracts pollinators like bees and butterflies.

Caryopteris
For high-impact in your garden, plant this striking sun-loving shrub. Its bold blue-to-purple blossoms bloom from late summer through fall, and it’s popular with pollinators.

Butterfly Bush
If you love lilacs, you’ll love this hardy shrub, nicknamed ‘summer lilac’. Its white, pink and purple flowers bloom in part-shade, attracting pollinators all summer. And the dwarf varieties are perfect when you don’t have a large garden.

Koreanspice Viburnum
Looking for shrubs that are tough and easy to grow? Viburnums blossom in the spring into pinkish-white flowers that carry a spicy fragrance, and in the fall, the reddish foliage provides a punch of color.

Azalea
No sun? No problem! These shrubs flower in the shade, offering pink, coral, peach, white and purple blooms, along with glossy green foliage. Azalea comes in both evergreen or deciduous varieties so be sure to check the plan label.

Flowering trees and shrubs need to be watered and fertilized regularly, and require periodic pruning. Some plants blossom on old branches from the season before, while others bloom on new growth, or on both. Check with an expert at your nursery before grabbing your pruners.

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Buttonbush: Photo Credit: jungle mama Flickr via Compfight cc

Pink Trumpet Tree: Photo Credit: pennycarnathan Flickr via Compfight cc

Sweetshrub: Photo Credit: BlueRidgeKitties Flickr via Compfight cc

Saucer Magnolia: Photo Credit: Sheila’s collection Flickr via Compfight cc

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Creating a resort-like atmosphere in your backyard space requires some thought, especially if you’re looking for a low-maintenance garden that provides privacy without creating lots of debris and even more pool cleaning. Whether you prefer a tropical theme, or one that’s more modern or desert-like, here are some smart poolside garden tips to create your backyard oasis.

1. Be sure to prepare the soil around your pool by using the Garden Weasel Cultivator. You’ll want to plant low-growing varieties about six feet from the edge of the pool, so they don’t spread into the water.

2. If you live in a mild climate, fast-growing banana trees instantly add a tropical mood with their long, broad leaves. Plant them away from the strong winds. Since pools are usually in full sun – and heated ones can also raise humidity levels – choose plants such as agave, aloe and yucca, which thrive in hot weather.

3. For show-stopping blossoms, grow Hawaiian hibiscus or bird of paradise. The exotic Egyptian papyrus is another lush plant that does well even if you have clay soil, and it won’t mind being splashed by people in the pool. Angel’s trumpet smells wonderful, making it the perfect poolside shrub. Add some velvety texture with echeverias, succulent perennials in red, yellow, pinks and greens. They’re ideal in rock gardens and are drought tolerant.

4. Native to Australia, kangaroo paws are slim and elegant with striking, curved flowers that come in bright yellow, vivid pink and reddish-orange. Shrubbier hebes, also known as veronica in New Zealand, are vibrant plants that enhance poolside borders. Be sure to deadhead the flowers and water them often for best results.

5. Ornamental grasses are low-maintenance, plus they grow quickly and blend in with most plants so you can tuck them anywhere in your flowerbeds. Geraniums also work well around the pool, because their vibrant color lasts from spring to fall.

6. You may also want to plant flowers in large containers or pots, which allows you to mix and match different textures and specimens, and change your groupings for different seasons. Some varieties that provide brilliant pops of color include euphorbia, verbena, salvia and primrose. Just remember that poolside pots dry out quickly, so you’ll need to water them more often than your flowerbeds.

Once your garden design is complete incorporate some outdoor lighting into your garden, so you can entertain poolside in the evenings. Share your lovely poolside garden photos with us!

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Angel’s Trumpet: Photo Credit: mcfsharonbrown Flickr via Compfight cc

Echeverias: Photo Credit: TNForest Flickr via Compfight cc

Hebe: Photo Credit: caz15x Flickr via Compfight cc

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When you have a sprawling outdoor space, the possibilities are endless, but what about those of us with small properties? Whether you have a long, narrow side garden, an urban courtyard or a little concrete patio, we’ve got some great suggestions to maximize your yard’s potential.

Change Things Up With Creative Container Placement

A garden-to-go made up of various sizes and colors of pots is a great way to instantly refresh your small space. Upcycle vintage objects like tea kettles or colanders or paint your terracotta collection in vibrant hues that will pack a punch. Use your Garden Weasel Bulb Planter when you’re ready to pop in your flowers to make the task easier on your back. Pro tip: Stick with a monochromatic color scheme, such as yellows/oranges or blues/violets so your garden won’t feel overwhelming.

Liven Things Up with a Living Wall

Maximize your growing space by planting flowers, herbs, succulents or even vegetables in a vertical garden, where the sky is the limit! Hang small pots on a fence, trellis or balcony railing, stack cinder blocks or repurpose containers such as shoe organizers to create a lush environment that takes up little valuable space. Grow climbing ivy or other varieties to add privacy or establish a focal point.

Build in Some Seating Areas

Consider putting in some corner banquette seating that also has storage within, so your outdoor furniture can do double-duty while not hogging space on your patio. You can build simple benches from recycled pallets, or buy them ready-made to fit your space. Add a textured outdoor rug to make your alfresco area feel more luxurious.

Light The Way

String up some lights, hang candelabras and scatter some hurricane lamps – you’ll want to make your cozy space feel warm and inviting, and proper lighting is an easy way to accomplish this. Weave twinkle lights through fences, railings and overhead to create a welcoming environment.

Play Up The Senses

To thrill your senses and enjoy your outdoor space to its fullest, incorporate things like water features, fragrant herbs or blossoms, and garden art strategically placed to make the most of the pretty views in your garden. Even a small fountain, a whimsical sculpture and pots of rosemary and basil will enhance the experience.

How have you made the most of a tiny garden? Share your photos with us!

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Terracotta planter:
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Pallet Planters:
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Hanging Round Lights:
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Patio with Pergola:
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Whether you’re living in a dry climate, wanting to conserve water or simply too busy to keep mowing and fertilizing a sprawling green lawn, there are many options to create a beautiful landscaped backyard with no grass. Here are a few of our favorite ways to repurpose your outdoor space.

Create a shade-lover’s oasis
If your yard is blessed with lots of mature trees, consider planting clusters of ferns, hostas, moss and other varieties that thrive in the shade. Get started by using your Garden Weasel Medium Nut Gatherer to pick up large acorns, pecans, and other similar sized items. Lay plenty of mulch between plants, and allow your backyard to become a lush forest area. Scatter large colorful pots of plants throughout to add interest.

Let some gorgeous ground covers spread out
With so many lovely varieties of low-growing perennial plants – many with pretty blossoms, interesting texture and fragrant foliage – you can have a spectacular and low-maintenance garden in no time. Sun-loving, drought-tolerant sedums spread quickly and feature small, colorful flowers that attract pollinators, plus their leaves range from blue to gray to burgundy. Succulents like hen-and-chicks grow well alongside them. Creeping phlox offers purple, pink, white and red blossoms, and it also attracts beneficial insects and birds to your space.

Put in an herb garden
In addition to growing the fixings for whatever delicious meals are created in your kitchen, many herbs – such as thyme – are also fragrant groundcovers, becoming a carpet of lush foliage that then blooms into pink, blue and white flowers. Plant an aromatherapy garden that includes rosemary, basil, chives and mint – although put this last variety into a pot buried in soil, as it’s an invasive variety.

Build some raised vegetable beds
Instead of an endless expanse of grass, set up some raised garden beds that will provide food for your family. You can buy ready-made boxes, or build them yourself from a kit or from recycled materials. Easy vegetables to grow include peppers, lettuce, tomatoes and zucchini.

Expand your entertaining area
If you enjoy hosting friends and family, why not lay paving stones or stamped concrete outside so everyone has more room to mingle, dine alfresco and lounge under the stars? If you always wanted room for an outdoor kitchen and more seating areas, remove grass in favor of usable outdoor space for your guests. Create walkways throughout the garden using pea gravel or flagstone paths that invite visitors to explore your yard.

Install a large water feature
Whether you want a koi pond, a natural swimming hole or a marsh-like oasis, having water outside makes your home feel like a vacation resort. Add some fountains or waterfalls to create the ultimate sensory garden.

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Succulents: Photo by Mã Minh from Pexels

Ferns: Photo Credit: MikeWeinhold Flickr via Compfight cc

Raised garden bed: Photo Credit: WoodBlocX Flickr via Compfight cc

Koi pond: Photo Credit: TVBRaven Flickr via Compfight cc

Sedum: Photo Credit: clickclique Flickr via Compfight cc

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Container gardens are a great way to add interest and texture to your garden year-round, especially in small spaces. While there are many pots available at retail stores, why not repurpose items you already own into unique planters? You can also easily make your own planters using affordable supplies and a little know-how. Here are some of our tips for creating distinctive containers for your plants, flowers and herbs.

Be a Bookworm

Vintage hardcover books are a perfect place to plant small varieties such as succulents. Grab a few dusty volumes you may have in your basement, along with a few hand tools, and create a book lover’s planter. Since you’ll be cutting out a large hole in the center, for your plant, choose books that are at least two inches thick. Online tutorials like this one feature step-by-step instructions. Make several planters so you can group them on a table, along a floating shelf on your patio, or inside your home. They also make great holiday gifts!

Give an Old Shed New Life

We love finding new ways to use old wood in the garden! If you’re planning to replace your crumbling backyard storage shed, don’t toss it just yet. Select pieces of wood that are still in good shape, and use them to build a raised garden planter. Raised beds are ideal for growing herbs, vegetables and flowers, plus they’re kinder on your back when it’s time to weed or plant.

Choose the right spot on your lawn for the new bed and grab your Garden Weasel Edger-Chopper to sculpt a clean edge, which will make mowing easier later on. Follow the instructions from this tutorial to create several raised planters from one tired old shed in just four hours! Add a fresh coat of paint to your planter and a plastic liner to keep the soil in, and you’ll create a whole new look for your outdoor space.

Get Crafty with Concrete

Concrete can weather all kinds of outdoor conditions, making it an ideal material for planters. Instead of spending a lot of money at a big box store, you can create your own – in any size you like – using concrete mix, plastic containers, and a few tools. Check out this online tutorial for a fun weekend project that your kids can help with too!

Upcycle Everyday Items

Think outside the box to find items around your house or yard that would make lovely planters, not to mention conversation-starters. Vintage colanders and teapots look pretty as a centerpiece, while quirkier vessels such as a hollowed-out log, a pair of old boots, a trumpet, upside down umbrellas, or a bicycle basket can function as garden art. Spray paint rusty or chipped items to freshen them up, or play up their patina for a shabby-chic look. Be sure to sShare your creative garden containers with us!

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Raised Garden Made from Old Shed: Courtesy of https://vickymyerscreations.co.uk

DIY Concrete Planters:
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Recycled Books Planter:
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Teapot Planter:
https://www.pexels.com/photo/close-up-freshness-green-growth-531260/

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Planning to create a lush and colorful garden this season? Perennials that come back year after year are a great investment for your flowerbeds and containers. However, since most perennials flower for a short time, consider investing in plants that bloom repeatedly throughout the season. With the proper care, these flowers can bloom two or three times a year. Keep your Garden Weasel Bulb Planter and hand tools by your side.

1. With a name like Reblooming Iris Immortality, you’re guaranteed fragrant blossoms twice this year – in June and towards the end of the summer. Plant them in a sunny spot, and dead-head them to encourage the growth of new bulbs.

2. Choose one of nearly 20 species of daylilies for multiple blooms, once in late spring and again at the end of August. These bright yellow blossoms thrive when watered frequently. Plant them in a sunny area.

3. Delphiniums have about 300 species, and most gardeners plant lilac or purple varieties. Cut flowers right down after they bloom so you’re rewarded with a second display of flowers in early September.

4. Clusters of compact yarrows produce lovely daisy-like flowers, and the Seduction Series not only blooms twice in full sun, it also attracts butterflies and beneficial insects.

5. Bougainvillea, a quick-growing, flowering shrub with 18 species, tolerates drought and grows well either in full sun or part shade. Not only does it often bloom twice, but it’s also resistant to most bacterial and fungal diseases.

6. Blooming from spring to early summer, the part-shade loving Songbird Series columbine provides large, colorful flowers in blue and white, red and white, yellow, rose and white and pure white.

Which varieties have you had twice the luck with? Share your photos with us!

Photo Credits

Reblooming Iris Immortality – Flickr: Katie Jacobson

Daylily – Flickr: Liz

Delphiniums – Flickr: Joseph Zemuda

Yarrow – Flickr: Agaat

Bougainvillea – Flickr: Robert Ang

Songbird Series columbine – Flickr: Geoff Handley

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Want variety in your small outdoor space? Choose plants that don’t get too tall or too wide, and leverage vertical space. Check your hardiness zone and be sure to adequately prepare your flowerbeds and soil, keeping your WeedPopper Step & Twist handy to get rid of any weeds before planting. Here’s how to pick the perfect plants as you plan out your small garden.

Pay attention to proportion

Small gardens can look cluttered if there is too much diversity, so balance out your garden borders by making them about one-third as wide as they are long – so if your border is six feet in length, make it about two feet deep. Curved lines and irregular shapes add interest, too.

Stick to a simple palette

Look for plants in two or three colors, and just a handful of varieties. Place two plants per square foot, and then play with positioning to see what else you have room for. If you pack your garden too densely, you’ll need to divide your plants sooner. You might also want to select ones that blossom more than once.

Put in some pretty perennials

Perennials provide plenty of bang for your budget, coming back every year. Look for gorgeous blooms that don’t require deadheading. Some good options include Echinacea, Rudbeckia, Daylily and Coreopsis. Mix in different textures to give your garden added depth, and choose plants with pretty foliage, such as Heuchera, Euphorbia and Sedum.

Pop in some flowering shrubs

Just because you’re short on space, you shouldn’t compromise on the year-round interest provided by compact shrubs that showcase lovely berries, bark, flowers and foliage. Consider Bottlebrush, Dogwood, Viburnum and Rhododendron.

Grow a gutter garden

For an easy, affordable hack to make efficient use of vertical space, hang aluminum gutters horizontally along a fence or railing and grow shallow-rooted plants like strawberries, salad greens, radishes and herbs. Follow a simple online tutorial for fresh edibles in no time.

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Photo Credits:

Small Garden – Flickr: Mom To Several

Yellow and Red – Flickr: Sarah

Echinacea – Flickr: Kaarina Dillabough

Rhododendron – Flickr: Phil and Jo Schiffbauer

Gutter Garden – Easyverticalgardening.com

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Work Smarter, Not Harder By Using Technology

Like you, we love working outside, tending to our plants and reaping the benefits of beautiful blooms and delicious home-grown produce. In addition to having all the right tools for the job, you can also save time, energy and money by gardening with technology. Here are six ways to transform your outdoor space into a smart garden.

Watch while your lawn is cut

Instead of being out in the hot sun pushing a heavy machine to keep your grass trimmed, sip a frosty beverage in the shade while an automated lawn mower like Mowbot does all the work. It’s like a robotic technology vacuum, saving you hours of work.

Water your garden from afar

From scheduling efficient watering times to reducing your usage, sprinkler-control technology apps like Basestation, Rachio and Green IQ Smart Garden Hub adapt to weather changes so you’re not watering on a rainy day, and can be controlled with your smartphone or computer. Some apps, like PlantLink, evaluate the soil and email you when your plants are thirsty.

Deploy an automated pest deterrent

If local wildlife is munching on your veggies or digging up your flowers, try a humane yet effective way to chase them from your yard, like the automated ScareCrow sprinkler, this technology has motion and heat sensors with a 30-foot range. When a rabbit or raccoon wanders in, the scarecrow sprays them with water so they visit your neighbor instead!

Pick up the next generation of plant containers

Planting in pots is great for small spaces, but gardeners must be vigilant about regular watering, because container plants need lots of water. But what if the container took care of itself? Self-watering containers feature technology such as reservoirs on the bottom so your plant’s roots can reach below the soil into the water. You can even convert your own pots into self-watering vessels by using a special insert.

Get some all-weather tech help

Garden smarter inside your home or apartment by using indoor growing system technology, smart grow lights and self-watering containers like the Parrot Pot, which evaluates the soil, waters efficiently and even shares gardening tips. You can also insert smart plant monitors into your soil that measure light, humidity and moisture levels.

Show off your garden on social

Want to share photos of your gorgeous tomatoes or your best gardening tips? Apps like GrowIt! connect gardeners so you can learn about plants, solve pest mysteries and trade garden hacks.

What tech hacks have helped you in the garden? Share your photos and stories with us!

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Clever hacks to start your seeds indoors

Are you itching to start gardening season? Us, too! And while the ground may still be frozen in some colder regions of the country, you can still begin growing all kinds of plants indoors. Here are some easy, affordable and sustainable ways to start your seeds now.

 

Make some DIY seed tape

If you’ve struggled while planting teeny-tiny vegetable seeds like carrots or lettuce, you know how frustrating it can be. Here’s a great workaround: Seed tape! Instead of purchasing, you can make your own, saving both time (not spent thinning) and money. Mix up some flour and water paste, then roll out a long strip of newspaper or toilet paper. Fold it in half length-wise. Following the directions on your seed packet for spacing recommendations, dot some ‘glue’ onto the strip of paper using a chopstick or small paintbrush. Then, place one or two seeds on each bit of glue, and allow to dry. Roll up the strip and label it. When it’s time to plant, simply unroll, plant in the garden and water well. Bonus: This is a great activity to do with your kids!

 

Upcycle items into seed pots

Speaking of toilet paper, save those empty tubes! They make great biodegradable mini-planters for your seeds. Just make a couple of slits in the bottom, fold them in to form the bottom, and fill with soil and seeds before placing them on a tray. Or, craft homemade newspaper seed pots: Use any sized tin can to measure and form your paper into a pot-like shape, then slide the can out. Fill each newspaper pot with soil or potting mix and set on a tray.

 

With both of these, plant the pots directly into the soil when it’s warm enough.

Turn food scraps into seed starters

We are big fans of composting, but keep some scraps for your seeds: Hollowed-out avocado skins, citrus halves and eggshells all make fantastic vessels to start your seeds. Rinse out any food residue, spoon in some potting soil and plant away! Hang on to your egg cartons, too – they can also be used to start seeds.

 

Roll up some seed bombs

If you want to plant a gorgeous wildflower garden, seed bombs are a great and family-friendly way to do it. All you need is a batch of seeds, some recycled colored paper and a blender. Children love making seed bombs, which you can plant directly into your yard wherever you want beautiful flowers.

Reuse last year’s containers

Any small container can be used to start flower or edible seeds. Just be sure there are drainage holes at the bottom and that they’re flexible enough so you can simply squeeze the seedling out when it’s ready to plant. Reusable aluminum trays with clear plastic lids make wonderful mini-greenhouses, so keep those, too! Old ice cube trays also make terrific planters for smaller plants.

 

PHOTO INFORMATION:

Seed tape 1-3: Courtesy SustainableCooks.com

Homemade seed tape: Courtesy: MyFrugalHome.com

Eggshell planter: Image by Leo Karstens from Pixabay

 

Seed bombs: Image by congerdesign from Pixabay

 

Seedlings: Photo by Jen Theodore on Unsplash

 

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