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Recycling has become a lifestyle for many. In part, due to the tough economy, and also, the green movement. If you love gardening but do not have a lot of money to spend, the concept of recycling will benefit your cause. Gardening tools, plants, and containers can be expensive these days. Fertilizers and bug repellents can make a hole in your pocket. To enjoy a fun and healthy garden follow these tips. A recycled garden is good on your budget, your planet, as well as your soul.

Start assessing what you already have in your garden. Can you reuse it? Maybe it just needs a good cleaning or painting. Or maybe, it can be used for another purpose.

Take a look at your plants, can you get cuttings from them, new bulbs, can you divide them (as in the case of Iris), to create new plantings? Take advantage of this. Another idea is to trade plants with your neighbors, friends or family.

Look inside your home, what kind of containers do you have that can be painted to make them more appealing? Old cooking pots painted in vivid colors with flower designs stamped on them can be used in place of planters. Get creative and come up with your own designs.

Clear small vases or glasses make excellent choices to put candles for lighting in the evening. Baby food jars are a good choice for this. In need of a pair of gardening gloves? Use some old winter gloves, or old socks. A piece of packing foam could be used as a kneeling mat.

Use a plastic milk jug for collecting seeds, or as a seeder. Cut an opening to suit the purpose. Some kitchen utensils can be of help when planting – a fork, a spoon, a knife. Regular scissors can serve you well, also. A small bucket of paint can serve to carry your tools. How about a gardening apron made out of a pair of old jeans? Use your kitchen apron also and add a few more pockets to carry seed packets and small gardening tools.

Collect the seeds from your garden in the fall and winter to use for next year plantings. Use small containers such as baby food jars, film jars, or any other small container to separate different seeds – label the containers with permanent marker so you know what is in each container. Use egg cartons or the containers where ink cartridges come in, to start your seeds. Use your empty bill envelopes to save seeds and write the names on them.

If you are in need of some patio furniture, look around your neighborhood for items on the curve that you can restore by fixing or painting. Also, look for pieces that you might have inside your home that may serve the purpose – alter them as necessary. Look for inexpensive or free items at garage sales flea markets and websites such as Craigslist. There are many people willing to give something free if you can haul it away.

Coffee grounds are a good plant fertilizer. An empty spray bottle with some soap (non-detergent) and water is a good bug repellent. Start a compost from kitchen scraps. It will become excellent fertilizer and plant food.

There are many other creative ways to recycle everyday items to use in your garden. You do not need to spend tons of money to have a beautiful and healthy garden. Have fun by thinking of other creative ways.

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