7 Simple Gardening Tips That Will Make Your Life Easier

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Looking for hacks to make your garden life easier? Here are 7 simple gardening tips to help you grow plants and flowers successfully with ease.

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Always read the plant tags so you know what it needs and where to grow it in your garden.

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Learn your garden's light conditions. Is it full sun, part-sun, or shade?

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Start small with easy-care, low maintenance plants.

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Know your hardiness zone with first and last frost dates. It will help you know what you can plant when.

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Soil quality matters. If your garden soil lacks nutrition, plants will have a hard time thriving. Get a soil test.

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Use landscape fabric inside containers to keep the soil from running out everytime you water.

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Keep it budget friendly. Shop thrift stores, Facebook market place and flea markets for inexpensive garden decor, pots, and other unique items.

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Follow along for more simple gardening tips.

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