How to Get Free Seeds for Your Garden?

We always dream to have our own lush green garden teeming with beautiful plants and trees, but have some problems in acquiring seeds. Some of us have this wrong notion that seeds are very hard to get or may tend to be costlier, particularly if we are planning to have exotic flowers in our garden. But, such is not the case as there are many ways and opportunities to get free seeds for planting flowers and vegetables. Here are some tips to get cheap and free garden seeds for your green backyard:

• Most nurseries (garden centers) conduct various seed exchange programs. Local gardeners have to register with the program and donate seeds from their farms or gardens. Hunt for any such programs carried by your local nursery and you will surely find some free plant seeds for your gardens.

• If you are planning to be a more frugal gardener, then try trading seeds with your fellow neighbors. There are also many online seed exchange sites that can offer free seeds. You just need to send a self addressed envelope to get your seeds. You can also join a local garden club to look for a seed exchange.

• Try to find seeds at your local grocery store. You can also find them at cheaper prices from discount stores. They sell seeds at lesser rates, which usually end up to $1-2.

• Make use of online local classifieds such as Craigslist, PennySaver USA or Kijiji to request for free seeds for planting flowers in your garden. You may never know who wants to trade some exotic plant seeds with you.

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There are some great sites that offer free seeds to plant in your gardens. They will send you seeds for free either for the price of a self-addressed envelope or some terms and conditions:

Check out Operation Green Plant Project by America-the-beautiful.org:

America-the-beautiful.org has successfully conducted and managed the Operation Green Program since 1980. It has collected and saved more than 700 tons of seeds and helped the needy and hungry through its free vegetable seeds program. You too can join this program to make it more beautiful. To request free seeds, you will have to fill an online application form and describe your project.

Get Free Garden Seeds from WinterSown:

WinterSown.org is one of the most popular free seed sites online. They like to share seeds with you, if you send them a Stamped Self-Addressed Envelope (SASE). They also send bulk seeds to many tree plantation organizations.

Other sites include TreeDazzled.com that provides free seeds for planting trees, if you send an email request and comment something on their site. If you are planning to plant beautiful flowers, then check out FreeFlowerSeed.com to get the 10 best flower seeds of your preference.