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12 Ways Your Garden Can Save You Money

12 ways YOUR GARDEN CAN SAVE YOU MONEY Money may not grow on trees, but your garden has the potential to save you money, whether it's by growing your own food, keeping bees for honey or chickens for eggs. 02 03 GROW YOUR OWN GRUB COMPOSE YOUR OWN COMPOST CUT YOUR OWN FLOWERS You can save pounds off your weekly shop by growing your own fruit and vegetables. E.g. Ikg of baby carrots can be grown in your garden for 25p Why buy compost when you can find most, if not all, of the things you need in your garden? The only cost is the compost bin, which can be purchased for under £20. Start with £2.2billion is spent by the British public every year on flowers, and UK supermarkets sell bouquets for between £4 and £25. Growing your own will save you a lot of money. E.g. a packet of 10 Geranium Apollo seeds will cost £3.99. - the same can cost £3.30 from a supermarket. We all know home- grown food tastes better too! garden waste such as grass cuttings and leaves and add food leftovers. 04 T? 05 06 CASH IN WITH CHICKENS FIT BEFORE YOU KNOW IT BUY SOME BEES AND MAKE HONEY Have you ever done a day's work Rescuing a battery hen will cost no more than 50p per bird; and once There are initial costs involved in getting your own hive (£200) and bees (£150), but it will save you in the garden and not woken up they have adjusted to their new surroundings they can lay between 2-5 eggs a day. Free range eggs from a supermarket cost around £2.50 for a dozen. Do the maths. with aching muscles? Gardening is great exercise and uses the majority of your main muscle groups - legs, back, arms and core - so there's no need to join the gym! money in the long run. A single beehive can produce 24 jars of honey a year; some of which can be sold on at fairs and village fetes. 07 08 09 GET CREATIVE WITH TWIGS & POTS MAKE YOUR OWN FERTILISER ALTERNATIVES TO GARDEN MARKERS Instead of paying between £5-£25 for home decorations, why not look to the garden for some inspiration? Twigs can be bunched together and decorated with fairy lights and plant There are many different fertilisers on the market, ranging from £8.95 for 10kg. But you can also make your own for free. Collect fallen leaves and Collect large stones from your garden, use PVA paint to decorate them and then use as plant markers to keep your garden organised. This is much cheaper than spending £40 (for a pack of 10 slate markers) online and in garden centres. store in bin bags for 2 years. The result will be a nutritious leaf mulch pots painted and used as tea light holders for the table or bath. you can use as a fertiliser. 10 12 COLLECT & STORE RAIN WATER RECYCLE OLD GARDEN TOOLS ENTERTAIN AND EDUCA In 2014, 1300mm of rain fell in A study of young families has suggested that parents spend around £4,800 per year to keep their family entertained. Gardening is an inexpensive way for children to Just because they're no longer fit for their original purpose does not the UK - but instead of complaining about it, you should collect the water and take a chunk off your water bill. Use it to water your garden, clean the patio, dirty wellies and gardening equipment. mean they are no good at all, A broken hosepipe, for example, can be turned into a water sprinkler or as protection for the wiring of any electrical garden appliances. learn and have fun in the fresh air as well as grow their own vegetables. HOW MUCH MONEY CAN GROWING YOUR OWN PRODUCE ACTUALLY SAVE YOU? SUPERMARKET COST (AVERAGE) VEGETABLE PURCHASE PRICE EXPECTED YIELD HOMEGROWN SAVING OR FRUIT (AVERAGE) COST (AVERAGE) Cucumber £1.50 a plant 30-40 fruits per plant 5p each 50p each 45p each Tomatoes £1.50 a plant 3kg per plant 50p per kg £2.73 per kg £2.23 per kg Courgettes £1.50 a plant 30 per plant 5p each 43p еach 38p per courgette Mangetout £2.50 for a packet of seeds 3kg a square metre 83p per kg £7.74 per kg £6.91 per kg Baby Carrots £1.50 for a packet of seeds Up to 6kg a square metre 25p per kg £6.67 per kg £6.42 per kg Baby Leaf Salads 33p-£la picking £1.47 for 125g bag £2 for a packet of seeds Two to six bags of salad 47p-£1.14 per pick Strawberries £1-£1.50 a plant 2kg from six plants £3.50-£4 per kg £5 per kg 50p per kg Raspberries £1-£2 a plant 2kg per bush each year 50p - £l per kg £12.50 per kg £11-£12 per kg BakkerSpalding GARDEN COMPANY

12 Ways Your Garden Can Save You Money

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An informative infographic by Bakker Spalding detailing how your garden can save you money.

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