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Gardening For Free Part 3 – Getting Dirty

Part Three on Gardening for Free – everything from dirt to pots to tools. Yes, it really is possible to garden for free, even I was surprised.

Gardening For Free Part Two – Taking Cuttings

Part two of a three part series on gardening for free. In part one I looked at seed saving, part two describes ways of taking plant cuttings in order to have a beautiful garden without the cost.

Gardening For Free Part One. Seed Saving

Seed saving is not only vital for the continuation of biodiversity, it is a great way to create a garden for free. And if you do try your hand at seed saving, you won’t be alone. It is a popular hobby with many clubs to share, swap and learn.

Building A Raised Garden Bed

Raised garden beds have become really popular lately. Walk into any hardware or gardening store and you’ll find some. But why pay big bucks when you can make your own for a fraction of the cost.

All About Parsley

Parsley adds flavour to almost every dish in the kitchen, and growing it is cost effective and easy.

Garden Update – Eating The Harvest

What is the best bit about growing veggies? Eating them! Enjoying the harvest of our first veggie patch efforts.

Costa’s Garden Odyssey

Costa’s Garden Odyssey

Finally A Veggie Patch…Sort Of

Well it’s taken us nearly six months from building the veggie box to planting some seedlings, but we’ve finally done it! Green thumb here I come. On the weekend we planted silver beet, lettuce and some parsley in the container on the side. There are also some garlic chives from last year at the front. [...]