Landscaping Ideas on a Budget – Show Notes

DIY landscaping on a budget

Today’s links: ely.how/episode59

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• How to design like a pro – Episode 43
• Design basics for your yard – Episode 5
• What to do before starting a project – Episode 6
• The right plants for your space – Episode 9
• How to start a new garden bed – Episode 10

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Joe asks: What are some good tips for starting landscaping on a budget?

Here are my tips for affordable landscaping:

• Any project needs to balance:
  • Resources
    • Time
    • Money
    • Effort
  • Design
    • Beauty
    • Function
    • Comfort
• Start with a plan
  • How to design like a pro – Episode 43
  • Planning costs nothing!
  • Prioritize needs
    • Function first
    • Access
    • Most used spaces
    • What works? What doesn’t?
    • What do you love? What do you hate?
  • Start with top priority
  • Start small, with what you can handle
• Design tips
  • Design basics for your yard – Episode 5
    • Use concepts on a broad scale
  • Get specific on a small scale – by space and function
• Install in phases
  • What to do before starting a project – Episode 6
  • Plant in phases
  • The right plants for your space – Episode 9
  • Use mulch as a weed barrier

Do it the right way the first time

• • How to start a new garden bed – Episode 10
  • Cheaper and faster is not always better
  • Low maintenance and durable designs are less expense
    • Time, money