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Gardeners have so many plants and tools they want to buy. Let's brainstorm ideas to save money in the garden.

Get together in the local pub (hic) and form a swap club for seeds and cuttings.

People change there gardens and get fed up with some of their plants grab them or they go on the compost heap.

A letter to a parish mag is good too

sue

GardenHere.com has forums where you can trade seeds with others. Check it out.

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I used coupons to save over $40, and when you buy shrubs, bulbs, trees, sod and more, you can really see the savings. I didn't used to be frugal, but let's face it, the current financial environment makes us rethink our spending habits. Anyway, if you can benefit from them, try them.

Richard

I am a big library nut. TONS of books on gardening. We grow tons of stuff. And when I come across a book I really really like I go to half.com and buy it cheap.