I’m a gardening expert – instantly transform your garden for free using these seven items lying around your house
IT can be easy to get carried away when it comes to transforming your garden and prices can rack up if you aren’t careful.
In fact, each year UK homeowners spend an average of £155 trillion on their garden annually – but there are ways to make changes without spending a penny.
You can transform your garden for free with these seven easy tips[/caption]With the cost of living on the rise, you can create the perfect outdoor space without breaking the bank.
Jack Sutcliffe, Co-Founder of Power Sheds, has provided seven useful tips for people looking to spruce up their garden on a budget…
Wine corks for the win
Upcycle your wine corks and reuse them as plant markers.
Carefully slice one fifth of the cork off to reveal a flat surface, then use a permanent marker to write each vegetable’s name on.
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Then insert your wooden skewer into the bottom of the corks.
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Organic ant repellent
For an effective and cheap ant repellent, use talcum powder instead of ant killer.
Lay the powder in a thin line around the places where the ants come in.
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Baby powder also works the same way.
Slug repellent
A beer trap is a simple and inexpensive approach to get rid of slugs.
Ward off pesky slugs by pouring an inch of any beer into an empty jar and then burying the jar in the ground up to its neck.
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Leave about an inch above the ground.
Slugs are attracted to the odours and fermentation gases found in the beer, where they will crawl into the jar and drown.
Get creative with storage
Creating storage for your shed is the perfect time to reuse items or upcycle.
Items no longer needed in your home can all take on a new life in the shed.
For instance, an old shoe rack can be used to store garden footwear or be hung onto the wall of your shed and provide great storage for things like paint cans or tools.
Recycle containers
Repurpose common household items into useful supplies.
Plastic milk cartons, yoghurt pots, and egg boxes are examples of regularly used garden goods that can be found in your home.
Any container can be used to grow plants in, just so long as it has sufficient holes for water to seep out.
Milk cartons can also be used as watering cans with no effort needed.
Puncture a few holes in the lid with a skewer or nail and fill it with water!
Make your own compost
One of the easiest ways to save money and garden on a budget this year is to make your own compost.
Get a compost bin and turn your kitchen and garden waste into organic matter that you can use to mulch garden borders and fill pots, boosting the growth of plants and vegetables. Composting can be done all year round when you have the materials.
Things you can compost include fruit waste and veg peelings, plant, grass cuttings and even teabags.
These are quick to break down, providing moisture, as well as nitrogen, which is important. Other things to include are crushed eggshells, fallen leaves and cardboard egg boxes.
Avoid putting certain perennial weeds in there, like dandelions, as well as any meat or dairy products.
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Vertical gardening
Make the most of your shed walls, shelves, and fences with vertical planting. This is a great way to save space and is a growing gardening trend.
It is a technique where vegetable plants and flowers are grown up and off the ground.
Use any hanging basket, window box, or wall-mounted pots you have on hand.
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