January is a time when many of us will begin to plan out our vegetable gardens and flower beds for the new year. Holding onto uplifting thoughts of burgeoning crops or beautifully scented blooms can often bring us hope, in anticipation of spring.
However, January is also a typically frugal month, where spending may have to be kept to a minimum, so it pays to get creative with how we source seeds and plants for our outside spaces. Fortunately, there are alternative methods of acquiring and collecting seeds other than buying them all from a garden center.
