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Posted on 3/7/2011 20:07 EST

With spring just around the corner, you may be ready for some cheap gardening tips. These come directly from a professional horticulturalist, one who even farms on historic grounds, by way of USA Today. The bottom line: anyone can grow some backyard vegetables while still sticking to a budget. Seeds are cheap, as are small plants, and think how much money you'll save feeding the family with your harvest.

"James Gagliardi is living every gardener's dream. He gets paid to put on his work boots and garden full time.

Gagliardi is a horticulturalist for the American Horticultural Society, whose headquarters are located on land where George Washington's relatives used to farm. But like any backyard gardener, he says he needs to know how to save time and money..."

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