Low cost gardening Always wanted to have a garden but thought it would be too costly? Think again. With these money saving ideas you can have a great garden full of different plants in a short space of time. There are many ways to save money and have a great garden at the same time. You don't even need to buy all the plants you want as you can swap with neighbours and friends and grow more of your favourites from the plants you already have. Depending on the type of plant you can take cuttings, collect seeds and divide the root ball. All of these things happen at different times of the year but you will soon have a collection of plants you can swap for plants you would like. You don't need to buy costly mulch and compost; you can make your own from kitchen scraps, garden waste and newspaper. Many items can be recycled to make pots for plants; and garden edges can be made from recycled products like old bricks, lengths of timber or you can just use a spade to make a neat edge for your garden beds. If you are worried about using expensive chemicals on your garden you can make your own to get rid of weeds and pests and diseases. You will have a totally organic garden if you want to as you will be using natural ways to deter the pests and diseases.