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Slide 1: Money Saving Landscaping Advice Landscaping your home is often times a very expensive project. It can turn from paradise to a nightmare if the price of planning, installing, and maintaining gets out of reach. I’m giving some advice to help you be frugal with your garden and landscapes and at the same time keeping all desirable and pretty aspects you want from your landscape. Before Purchasing know what your end result will be Have goals instead of rushing in to decisions that might hurt you financially. If you have know goals you will spend cash on items that you never really wanted and that don’t add to your projects. Start by making a drawing of how you envision your yard or landscape to be. It doesn’t have to be pretty, it just needs to make sense to you. Determine what it will take to reach your goals. The internet is a good place to look if you need help making plans and setting goals as there are pages dedicated just to this. Your local garden centers and Big Box DIY stores like Home Depot or Lowes may have employees that can give you help in the areas you need it. when you have determined what you need to accomplish your goals, it is time to make the purchases you need to reach your goals without waste on impulse purchases. Don’t buy everything at once The goals you’ve laid out will be more achievable by having a time frame for each aspect of your project. Rarely can somebody do it all at once. Having a time table allows you to purchase your necessities as the project moves along, and finances allow. By doing this you can avoid the usury system that has high rates and fees that can end up doubling or tripling the final cost of your dream landscape. Visit http://landscapingideas.houston-forum.com for more great landscaping and garden tips! You don’t have to downgrade your dreams You usually get what you pay for and cheaping out may cost you in the end. Sometimes a lower priced item may maintain the quality of higher priced iems at which point cheaper would be OK. Garden center employees will gladly help when it comes to choosing the best bang for your buck. These stores will offer more precise advice about detailed things you may need to know. Being a landscape rookie, it may save you money down the road to buy more expensive products and service at the outset instead of replacing things every couple years because they were made poorly. Overlook all living things before you purchase Sometimes when buying plants they can be sickly or have rot or aphid problems. Some places don’t take care of their plants as well as other places. Say the plants you buy don’t live long after
Slide 2: you acquire them then you’ll just have to buy more and that is wasteful. Also the plant may be contagious and do harm to the rest of your plants. Some places have a warranty but many do not so ask the employees if you are unsure before making a costly mistake. Some Seasons offer Discounts With thought out goals it is easier to make up your mind as to when each section of your plan can be implemented. Wood is often less expensive in the cold months, and can be held onto until you are ready for it. Wait for sales near the end of summer before buying trees, bushes, bulbs, groundcover, and dirt late. Many times, Fall is the best time to buy things and still have time to prepare for winter. Make sure to pay attention to sales in your area. I’ve come across some great bargains. Check alternate paths of obtaining your needs Check other avenues. There are more places to buy plants and mulch and such. The internet and mail order are viable options. Here you can get good prices and needed tips. Some localities trade plants and seeds. Many municipalities offer free compost from leave and organic waste they have collected, many building tear downs are a great place to find bricks. Split landscaping prices with friends Ask your friends about splitting the bill. You may be able to get a bulk or wholesale discount if you make purchases together. Leasing prices on a machine could also be split. Just make dure to split everything evenly as to not upset any of the parties involved. Everybody like to save cash so why not do it together. If you follow my advice you could have the yard or landscape you’ve always wanted without breaking the bank Visit http://landscapingideas.houston-forum.com for more great landscaping and garden tips!