Garden Landscaping
Garden Landscaping on a Budget
Economical garden landscaping is about making smart choices in plant selection, thinking outside the box and spending money only on the important aspects of distinctive design. The best part of landscaping is there are no concrete rules; use your imagination and create a plan based on the style of your home and the garden design you want to achieve while staying within your budget.
Budgeting for Landscaping Options
The lion’s share of your home garden landscaping budget should be set on hardscape aspects: patios, porches, decks, garages and walkways. To save money, use what is already there, and design around it. Sites such as Craigslist and Freecycle could lead to free or inexpensive materials. A neighbor's demolition of an outbuilding could mean free bricks for a walkway. Broken concrete from an old sidewalk could become a retaining wall.
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Find the Right Spot for Trees and Plants
The next aspect of any landscape design is placing trees and shrubs. A major economically wise move is to pick trees and shrubs native to your growing zone that offer a dual purpose. For instance, azaleas provide both flowers and privacy, and thorned barberry, with its red hues, adds visual interest and acts as protection under windows. Stretch your budget by choosing smaller sizes of plants you can't do without.
Annual Plants
Annuals, over the lifetime of your garden, are by far the most expensive flower garden landscaping choice. They live through only one growing season and their shallow root systems require heavy watering and feeding. When designing any landscape, limit annuals to containers scattered here and there for impact.
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Perennial Plants
Perennials require more upfront cost, but will come back each year. In addition, as perennials establish themselves and flourish, they will provide an abundance of plants to divide and plant elsewhere, give away or sell. Look for native plants that fit the garden's sunlight requirements as they will use less water, less fertilizer and are easy to grow. They also provide food and shelter to butterflies, bees and birds. To improve the bottom line, grow perennials and annuals from seeds.
Make Your Garden Landscaping Ideas Reality
As you can see garden landscaping ideas can become a reality, both beautiful and economical. You can achieve the attractive outdoor garden space of your dreams--even on the tightest of budgets.
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