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Camilla Sharman

Grow more for less: What to plant in a budget-friendly garden

Woman watering garden.

There’s no doubt about it. It’s almost impossible to have any kind of garden, no matter how small, without spending at least something. Even though I’ve been gardening for three decades, I am still astounded at the cost of buying plants every time I visit my local nursery.

But it’s not just plants that make a garden. Those plants need feeding, pruning with a quality pair of shears and watering. Then, of course, you have the added expense of buying containers if you’re not planting straight into beds.

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