Gardening Section Of Lowes Number

Yesterday, I went to the Home Depot to pick up a gallon of stain for the garden boxes. As I was waiting for my order to be processed, I headed over to the flower section to see if there was anything I was interested in. On the way there I passed by a man who was carrying a black 5 gallon plastic pot. The kind of plain Jane pots trees come in when you buy them at a nursery. Knowing I needed to find a bunch for my greenhouse, I excitedly asked him where he found the black plastic pot.

"Over there" he pointed, as he walked by, "and they are only $9.42 each". I stopped dead in my tracks. Did he just say $9.42 each? For a plastic pot? I thought I must have heard wrong so I went to take a look. Sure enough, Home Depot was selling the common black plastic pots for almost $10. Holy canolies Batman, who on earth would PAY for a black plastic pot I thought. I smiled, let out a little laugh and then headed outside to the nursery area. After all, I had 15 minutes to burn until my stain was ready so I took my time walking past the tables and carts of flowers and shrubs .

And then BAM! I found gold. Did you know the Home Depot has a "recycling" program? Oh yes, yes they do Bob. Of course this is all news to me, but apparently if you purchase a tree, plant, flower, yada yada, at Home Depot, you can bring the growing container back for recycling. Wowza! There should be a press release on this for the cheapskates like me out there. Not to mention "I'll happily pay $9.42 for a plastic pot" guy in his brown leather shoes and pressed chinos. Not that he would want to necessarily put a used {dirty} container in his sports car or anything, but still, knowledge is power.

So in stealth like fashion I quickly scooped up all the buckets I could carry {I didn't want to leave the pots unattended to look for a cart} and headed over to the cashier stand. Yada Yada Yada, "Can I have these?" "Suuuuure" she said, obviously unaware of the riches I was holding in the form of black plastic pots. "Knock yourself out."

Wahooo what a find! Not only did I get a boatload of large black plastic pots for the greenhouse from the Home Depot, but I also stopped by the Albertsons bakery department and asked if they had any cookie or frosting buckets they wanted to get rid of. Mr. Master Baker {who has seen me before} simply pointed to the back of the bakery and said "Take whatever you want." And so I did.

You know what they say…

One mans trash is another man's treasure.

How about YOU? Have you scored any awesome freebies lately?

Looking for a good gardening book? Gardening books hold kind of a special place in my heart. I wouldn't be the gardener I am today {or maybe not a gardener at all} if it weren't for a few gardening books I picked up years ago. I spent almost the entire winter of 2008/2009 reading up on gardening. I found some incredible reads that taught me so much and made me realize how much I didn't know. So I've never stopped reading gardening books.

Here are just a few of my favorites, narrowing this list down was tough!

My Favorite Garden Books:

Carrots Love Tomatoes: Secrets of Companion Planting
The Complete Compost Gardening Guide
Mini Farming: Self-Sufficiency on 1/4 Acre
Sugar Snaps and Strawberries
The Gardener's A-Z Guide to Growing Organic Food
The Kitchen Gardener's Handbook

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