Gardening
Consumer Guide

10 Free Gardening Products --  One of the pleasurable spin-offs in organic gardening is finding alternative ways of coming up with the same, if not better, end result..... Household throwaways can be valuable to the alternate enthusiast. Here are ten recyclable ideas to make gardening a little less hard on the pocket!
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Set Out a Feast for your Feathered Friends -- February is “Feed the Birds” month in much of North America. And what great timing! If you’re going through a cold winter, you can help the wintering birds that are going through it with you. If you live further south, you’ll have not only year-round feathered friends to feed, but also an influx of migrating visitors from colder climates.
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Kittens, Puppies and Styrofoam Cups: Kid-Friendly Gardening -- Most kids love to care and nurture small things like kittens, puppies and plants. Encouraging their natural interest in growing things can lead to a life-long passion for gardening! Here are some tips to help "cultivate" their interest.
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Plant Ladders -- Old timber ladders can be put to a number of new uses around the home, shed or garden. Among the ideas you could explore are potplant or storage stands, climber frames, storage racks and potplant hanger racks. It does not even matter if the old thing is missing a rung or two, this can either add height to one shelf or just add to the charm of the finished product.
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Make a Pretty Chair Planter -- First you need an old dining chair with a push out seat as this is where the flowers will be growing. If you haven't got one lying around in a garage or shed, ask around friends and family or offer a couple of dollars/pounds for one in a junk shop, charity shop or thrift store.
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A Gardener's Diary -- Have you ever thought about keeping a gardener's diary to record what you plant and where you plant it? Keeping a diary will help you plan next year's garden by recording which plants grew well and which ones didn't. You can also note which colors do or don't look good together, or which plants overwhelm one another.
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