Thrifty Grower

To help you garden more for less, we've gathered together some of our best money saving content, including ways to make new plants for free, making your tools last longer and budget-friendly design ideas

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Save money in the garden - buy discounted plants

10 ways to cut gardening costs

Sarcococca Hookeriana 'Winter Gem®'

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Sarcococca Hookeriana 'Winter Gem®'

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Thrifty tips - saving seed

20 money-saving tips for gardeners

Hardy English marigold with pink cosmos

Five plants for a border on a budget

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Flo Headlam plants up a container

12 ways to re-design your garden on a budget. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Mini Garden Greenhouse from Fothergill’s, with glass doors, shelves of seed trays, pots, and a watering can, surrounded by a lush garden

Win a Mini Garden Greenhouse from Fothergill’s, worth £449!

Get big results from small seeds

Yellow-stemmed Swiss chard ready to harvest

Money-saving veg crops to grow

Japanese Acer 'Taylor'

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Japanese Acer 'Taylor'

£24.99

Eight perennials you can grow from seed

Eight perennials to grow from seed

How to grow rocket leaves from seed

How to grow rocket leaves from seed

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Tulips in pots

videoFour steps to success with bulbs. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Alan Titchmarsh collecting seeds from phlomis plants

How to collect and save seeds

More seed sowing advice

Make new plants for free

Five methods of plant propagation

Six methods of plant propagation

Webb leaf blower

Win an autumn garden care bundle from Webb worth over £450!

Rudbeckia and ornamental grass

How to divide plants

Dahlia 'American Dawn'. Jason Ingram

Why smart gardeners start their dahlias in pots first

How to divide clump-forming perennials

How to divide clump-forming perennials

How to take cuttings

How to take summer cuttings

Make more free plants

Enjoy more house plants for less

House plants for shade - Tuber ladder fern, Nephrolepis cordifolia

12 house plants for shade

Best houseplants to grow - Philodendron xanadu

25 of the best house plants to grow

Orchids sitting on a shelf. Sarah Cuttle

How to care for orchids

More house plant advice

Make your own compost and feed

The best compost bins in 2026, as tested and reviewed by our team of experts

BBC Gardeners' World Magazine wormeries review

The best wormeries in 2026 – as tested by our gardening experts

Hand tools with wooden handles

10 New Year gardening resolutions

How to save your own seed

How to save your own veg seed

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Seed sowing masterclass: David Hurrion sowing cabbage seeds

videoFour steps to seed-sowing success. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Tulipa ‘Orange Princess’

PACKED BY HAND IN PAPER BAGS

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Free postage on spring bulbs with Farmer Gracy

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How to sow seeds indoors

How to sow seeds indoors

How to transform your garden for less

10 garden DIY projects for the weekend

BBC Gardeners' World Magazine cordless drills review

The best cordless drills in 2025

Best screwdriver sets

The best screwdriver sets in 2023

More DIY guides