Create a Flower Garden for Under $30

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How to create a Flower Garden for Under $30: No Gardening Skills required

create a flower garden for under $30

Do you ever wish you could have a beautiful flower garden in your own backyard but feel like you have absolutely no gardening skills? Maybe you feel like you don’t have one ounce of green thumb talent? Turning an empty space in the backyard into a beautiful flower garden can be done without spending a ton of money. Here are 3 tips that will help you create a flower garden for under $30: no gardening skills required.

Use what you have.

Some people think that flower gardening has to cost a fortune. But there are definite ways to keep the cost down. Sure, it would be nice to buy all the pretty potting soil, mulch, fancy edging and garden accents, but these things are not essentials. Look around your backyard and home. You probably already have the things you need to get started.

Decide where you want to put your flower garden and start digging up the dirt. You want to get the dirt as soft as possible. If your friend has a tiller, then ask them to come turn the ground for you. If not, just use your shovel and a hoe to get rid of the grass and turn the area into fine brown dirt. Don’t worry about whether it is rich enough. You can always add new potting soil and improve the dirt next year.

Most people like to have a pretty edge around the garden. You can purchase various styles of edging stones at most home improvement stores for about $1-$2 each or you can use rocks from a local creek or seashells from a recent vacation. Be creative and don’t stress over the right edging.

Add Flowers

The cheapest way to get color in your garden is to plant seeds. But that’s not the fastest way. You can buy small flats of annuals like marigolds, impatiens or petunias for a couple dollars. These little flowers are super hardy and give you instant color.

If you have a friend or family member with an established garden, ask them for small starts of perennials that will come back every year. Every gardener needs to thin out their iris and lily bed periodically so their flowers will continue producing.

Be ready to Grow.

Most gardeners who are successful started out as completely brown thumb amateurs. You learn by doing. Plant a few seeds or starts this weekend and then watch to see what happens. Stop by local yard sales and find some pretty garden accent pieces. If you don’t like it, then keep adding something or change it up.

Gardening for less than $30

There are many supplies that you can spend money on when you start gardening but here are the basics most people typically purchase. If you really want to save money, then skip the potting soil and edgers. Borrow a shovel from a friend and go cheap on the garden gloves.

Potting Soil = $2.00 a bag typically
Shovel = $10-$20
Gardening Gloves = $3.00-$5.00
Seeds = less than a dollar a pack
Flower starts (annuals) = 6 pack typically cost around $3.00
Garden edging stones = $2.00 each
Gardening Hand tools = $5-$10

What are you waiting for? Let’s go start a beautiful garden in our backyard. I can’t wait to see what you create!  And if you’re feeling really confident, or if you’ve got a gardener in your life check out the great Mother’s Day gift guide for the gardener in your life.

Keep on saving!  :o)
--Barbara

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