{"id":19973,"date":"2023-06-28T07:54:24","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T11:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.meadowsfarms.com\/great-big-greenhouse-gardening-blog\/?p=19973"},"modified":"2023-06-28T07:54:24","modified_gmt":"2023-06-28T11:54:24","slug":"the-challenges-of-gardening-in-these-economic-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meadowsfarms.com\/great-big-greenhouse-gardening-blog\/the-challenges-of-gardening-in-these-economic-times\/","title":{"rendered":"The Challenges of Gardening in These Economic Times"},"content":{"rendered":"

GARDENING ON A BUDGET. CAN WE DO IT?<\/h3>\n

Are you and your family on a budget? Isn\u2019t most everyone? So, can we still enjoy gardening with a budget? Absolutely!! But, it may take some good planning and creativity.<\/p>\n

In my over 40 years in the garden center business I have never before experienced such high prices. Everything costs more \u2013 labor, materials, gas, freight, etc. – these have all increased which leads to a higher landing price for our goods. All these increases are passed onto us. We, in turn, need to pass on these higher prices onto you by increasing our retail price.<\/p>\n

So, here are some gardening tricks to saving money:<\/p>\n