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Sunday, April 24, 2022

Buy seed from supermarkets for a thrifty flower fix

Caraway, coriander and fenugreek seeds are a cheap and easy way of giving your garden colour This weekend is the perfect time to get sowing hardy annuals to fill any gaps in borders. Not only are they great at self-seeding, giving you flowers year after year for the mere minutes it takes to sprinkle them over the soil, but with many of us feeling the pinch this month, there is also a thrifty trick to getting these for far lower cost than you might think. A surprisingly large range of popular garden plants are also sold as seeds in the herb and spice section of supermarkets at a fraction of the price of those in garden centres. For starters, the frothy, fragrant foliage of dill and fennel – much loved by Chelsea Flower Show designers in recent years – can easily be sown from the seeds in the spice section. Continue reading...


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