Saving coneflower seeds (also called echinacea) does not take a lot of time, it just takes patience! If you are willing to let the flowers dry out while on the plant or stored in your home, then you will be rewarded with hundreds of free seeds to use in the garden next year. Once you…
Guara is a beautiful wildflower with large arching stems of flowers that pollinators love. Once you grow this easy-to-care-for plant, you will definitely want to have it in your garden year after year! Saving seeds from your existing plant means you can plant them next year for free flowers in your garden! Once you learn…
Collecting mustard green seeds is so very easy! One plant can provide hundreds of seeds to plant next year. Once you learn how to save mustard green seeds at the end of the growing season, you will be able to grow these vegetables every year and dramatically multiply your harvest without needing to pay for…
Starting seeds isn’t hard, but you do need the right conditions for the plants to start growing. A soda bottle greenhouse is one of the easiest ways to start seeds indoors. A 2 Liter Plastic Bottle Greenhouse is one of the best ways to sprout seeds for a variety of reasons: These mini greenhouses are…
A rolling plant stand makes it easy to move potted plants to sunny locations or move them to avoid damaging weather, such as hail or rainstorms. This DIY Plant Caddy is a very easy beginner woodworking project. In just a few steps you can build a sturdy rolling plant stand for all of your potted…
Collecting nasturtium seeds is the easiest seed saving that I have done! These easy to grow plants are great to have in your garden. Once you learn how to harvest nasturtium seeds at the end of the growing season, you will be able to grow these edible flowers every year without needing to pay for…
I love cosmos flowers. They are perhaps the easiest seeds I have ever grown! All I do is throw them on the ground and in a few months I have vibrant flowers that the bees and butterflies love! If you’re wondering how to save cosmos seeds for next year’s flower garden, you are in luck!…
Paying for mulch is an expense I don’t like to have. Especially since the mulch seems to disappear every year and I have to add more each Spring. If you want to save money in your garden, here are my best ways for how to get free wood chips to use as mulch. So, if…
These DIY wildflower seed bombs make the perfect wedding favor, party favor or small gift. Not only are they cute, but they will also help the environment by adding wildflowers for pollinators where they are planted. My seed bombs are created to be put on a stick, which then works as a garden marker! You…
I added two big blue turquoise flower pots on my front porch this Spring. I love the way they look and how they are tall next to my front door. But large containers also tend to have larger expenses. Here are smart money saving ideas for filling a large flower container on your porch, patio…