grow your own You can get a lot of plants from a packet of seeds for not much money, says garden writer Veronica Sliva WHEN I STARTED gardening the only annuals you could get in stores were marigolds, impatiens and petunias. Perennials were in short supply too. The best way to obtain an interesting variety of plants was to order seed from mail-order catalogues. It still is. I learned early on that you can get a lot of plants from a packet of seeds for not much money. When we moved to this home, the backyard was a sea of lawn. That turf had to go‌all of it. We replaced it with gravel paths, added borders and installed a bird feeding station right away. Other than some trees and shrubs, almost all my plants are started from seed. This article is about my method of growing ornamentals from seed. Hosta Seedlings
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