It’s Time to Buy Plants and Patio Furniture
September 9, 2009 by Karen Weideman
Filed under Frugal Living, Gardening, Outdoor Home
September is the best time to buy plants and patio furniture. Home improvement stores and garden centers are anxious to move their summer inventory so that they can make room for the fall and winter merchandise. It’s a great time for you to save.
Now that’s it’s the end of summer, stores are drastically marking down their patio furniture. Most stores have marked their inventory down 75% percent! I found chairs, tables, and benches, but unfortunately I could not find a matching set of anything. Perhaps you will have better luck than I did. I’m still hoping for an unexpected bargain somewhere.
Another low cost item to buy right now is plants. You can find plants, trees, and shrubs at slashed prices. Monday I purchased two blueberry bushes for less than $11 each. I’m hoping for some yummy blueberries next summer. It’s also a great time to plant perennials and trees. The cooler weather doesn’t dry out plants the way that summer does and it allows plants to expand their roots.
What purchases have you considered during this fall season?
Great tips. There are always great deals on patio furniture and plants during the fall.
Lots of online deals running at the moment too. It is like buying Christmas crackers in January, all the garden stores want to get rid of their 2009 range to make room for 2010.