I guess I might as well start by saying that I’m a bit of a home & garden newsletter junkie. You will probably notice it sooner or later but I’m always looking for tips to help me learn something new since I really don’t know all that much about stuff like that but I am very eager to learn. There is an enormous wealth of information on the Internet available at your finger tips. Unfortunately, some people aren’t very savvy when it comes to finding the information they need…but thankfully I don’t have that problem lol. I would say that I tend to find more information than I need, especially when it comes to home stuff. And there are times when I do tend to get overwhelmed because there’s just too much good information out there for those just starting out on their first home.

But let’s get to the point, huh? In the latest This Old House Yard & Garden Newsletter, they featured an article about finding bargains when shopping for plants. A bargain hunter since birth, this article naturally caught my eye. And as I read through it, I started to wonder how many of these things will be implementable here in Germany. For example, I’d love to be able to buy out everything in the garden center at the end of the season but I’m just not sure that would fly since they seem to have rules and regulations about everything…and heavy discounting like that is not usually done. But I think if I were to sick hubby on a task like that, he may be able to talk them into it.

Another thing they mentioned is becoming friends with the local nursery. We actually have two in our tiny little town and one of them is owned by the family of the farm’s PO’s son’s wife (sounds complicated, right). We’ve only met her once but she was incredibly friendly…so perhaps she’ll be working there the first time we go to check it out…which should be pretty soon since we have a bunch of window boxes to fill up, not to mention the huge planters on the street. The place we like to buy our Christmas trees from is also not too far away and they have lovely plants which are usually fairly priced. So at least one of these places should pan out of us eventually.

In addition, the home improvement stores here usually have huge garden sections and there are also large chain nurseries which we haven’t visited yet either. And at the beginning of the planting season, there are also usually vendors selling plants at the local weekly markets…so we are not at a loss for selection or opportunities to find good deals. It’s more a matter of figuring out what we’re going to want to plant.

Here’s the article: Get the Best Deal on Plants