If you already have gardening experience under your belt, your first step to creating your garden design should check to see what seeds you already have available to you from past growing seasons. If you have some seeds leftover in seed packets, or if you harvested seeds from last year’s garden, be sure to look through those first.
It can be easy to forget about seeds you’ve saved once they’ve been stored in a cool, dark place, but finding them and giving them a thorough once-over will prevent you from buying what you already have. Once you’ve compared what you have tucked away to the list of things you want to grow, then go ahead with ordering anything you may need to fill in the gaps.