5 Budget Garden Makeover Tips

Dramatically changing the design of your outdoor space might seem impossible when you only have a limited budget. However, there are a few tricks you can use to reduce the cost of a stunning makeover. Use these five top tips to get the landscaping products you need for less.

1. Buy From Wholesalers

When most people want to purchase landscaping supplies, they head to the local garden centre. While garden centres are great places to find design inspiration, they are relatively expensive places to buy landscaping products. Check out wholesalers in your area for good deals on seedlings, decorative rocks and wholesale pots.

2. Get Cuttings From Family and Friends

The cheapest way to obtain plants for your redesigned garden is to take cuttings from plants that your family and friends already own. Taking a cutting does not harm a plant as long as you do it towards the end of the summer, when the plant's growth is starting to slow down in preparation for winter. Plant the cuttings in small pots, and raise them indoors over winter until they become well established. You can plant them outside in the spring.

3. Grow Plants From Seed

If you do not have any friends or neighbours you can ask for cuttings, the next most affordable option is to grow plants from seed. Growing from seed is much cheaper than buying seedlings or turf, although it takes longer. Purchase seeds and fertiliser from a wholesalers and water plants daily to help them grow.

4. Upcycle Trash

You can make beautiful planters from materials that would otherwise have been thrown away. Ask local stores for wooden pallets or collect old car tyres from the scrap yard, and use these materials to build your own raised beds. Line your homemade planters with garden liners to keep out weeds and pest and retain moisture in the soil, and paint them to create the aesthetic you want in your garden.

5. Create a Rock Garden

Your design choices can make a big difference in the cost of your garden. If you select rocky designs, the cost of your outdoor makeover will be much less than if you try to fill the space with lawns and lush beds, particularly if you live in an arid area. Buy bold-coloured rocks from a wholesale centre to create a fun alpine or desert design in combination with heat-loving plants like cacti and other succulents.

To learn more about garden makeovers, contact a company that offers wholesale landscaping products in your area.

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