Bulbs
Flower Basics
Flower Beds & Specialty Gardens
Flower Garden
Garden Furniture
Garden Gnomes
Garden Seeds
Garden Sheds
Garden Statues
Garden Tools & Supplies
Gardening Basics
Green & Organic
Groundcovers & Vines
Growing Annuals
Growing Basil
Growing Beans
Growing Berries
Growing Blueberries
Growing Cactus
Growing Corn
Growing Cotton
Growing Edibles
Growing Flowers
Growing Garlic
Growing Grapes
Growing Grass
Growing Herbs
Growing Jasmine
Growing Mint
Growing Mushrooms
Orchids
Growing Peanuts
Growing Perennials
Growing Plants
Growing Rosemary
Growing Roses
Growing Strawberries
Growing Sunflowers
Growing Thyme
Growing Tomatoes
Growing Tulips
Growing Vegetables
Herb Basics
Herb Garden
Indoor Growing
Landscaping Basics
Landscaping Patios
Landscaping Plants
Landscaping Shrubs
Landscaping Trees
Landscaping Walks & Pathways
Lawn Basics
Lawn Maintenance
Lawn Mowers
Lawn Ornaments
Lawn Planting
Lawn Tools
Outdoor Growing
Overall Landscape Planning
Pests, Weeds & Problems
Plant Basics
Rock Garden
Rose Garden
Shrubs
Soil
Specialty Gardens
Trees
Vegetable Garden
Yard Maintenance
How to Landscape for $500
How to Landscape for $500. Learn some secrets to landscaping your yard for under $500. Most real estate agents predict that improving the landscaping around a home can help increase its value. However, landscaping is a labor-intensive project that requires the use of some expensive materials. By keeping costs low, sensible landscaping can create...
Learn some secrets to landscaping your yard for under $500. Most real estate agents predict that improving the landscaping around a home can help increase its value. However, landscaping is a labor-intensive project that requires the use of some expensive materials. By keeping costs low, sensible landscaping can create more profit for budget-minded homeowners.
Things You'll Need
Truck
Shovel
Pick Axe
Wheelbarrow
Gloves
Do as much of the work yourself to save money on your landscaping. Clear grass or other plants from an area to create flower beds, haul the rocks to border the bed yourself, and pick up and deliver all the soil and wood chip mulch you plan to use.
Call around and research your area to find free supplies if possible. Look for stone for free down by a lake shore; your city may give away free compost and wood chips (mulch); look at construction sites for free dirt to use as fill. Make sure it is clean soil so not to contaminate your yard.
Draw a plan that will help in designing the landscape, finding how many plants will be needed, and what supplies need to be found for free. A simple drawing can make the difference between making your budget and going over it.
Buy your plants with longevity in mind. Look for local plants that keep their green year around and mix in some perennials that will come back every spring for color. Most of perennial plant prices will discount up to 75 percent in the fall in regions that experience freezing temperatures. Set the plants in the ground as soon as possible to get their roots set in before frost.
Nurture your new plants before frost so they live to see spring. Water frequently until the plants are established and mulch with the free wood chips to retain moisture.
Tips & Warnings
Use some root stimulator to help the roots set in faster before your first freeze.
Look in garden supply stores for clearance sales on other decorations for your garden such as gnomes, waterfall sets, and bird feeders.
Never lift anything heavy with your back. Always lift with your legs and use a wheelbarrow and a friend or two to help.
Watch out for sick plants on clearance, they will only waste your money and die.
