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3 plants that love tea – garden experts reveal which varieties will thrive on your old teabags

Herbs in teapots and teacups.

If you're a tea drinker and a gardener, before you chuck a used teabag in the bin, spare a moment and think about how you could use it in the garden. Several plants love tea and will flourish when fed a cooled-down brew or some tea leaves.

Just like knowing which plants love coffee, understanding how to use your leftover tea or teabag correctly will make all the difference to your plants' health. According to gardening experts, certain plants thrive with tea, including roses, tomatoes, and azaleas.

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