How to Landscape on a Budget

If you are trying to beautify your home, your yard is a great place to start. But if your landscaping budget is limited, you might feel as though there is not much you can do besides cut grass and pull weeds. However, if you know where to look, you can find ways to have a lovely landscaped lawn on a budget. Read on to learn how to landscape on a budget.

Instructions

1. Check out businesses and apartment complexes. Large offices and property management companies often replace plants and bulbs on a regular basis. If you notice landscapers at such a location, ask if they are tossing any bulbs or plants, and see if they will give them to you instead.

2. Trade cuttings with friends, family and neighbors. It might take a bit longer to grow plants from starters, but hey, they're free.

3. Keep your old hose. Instead of throwing out that garden hose that has sprung a few leaks, poke more holes in it and use it as a soaker hose for your thirstier plants.

4. Save your kitchen trash. Instead of throwing away food scraps and paper, create a compost pile and use it for rich, no-cost fertilizer.

5. Use your imagination. Instead of spending a bundle on pots for outdoor plants, look around and see what you already have that could be used. For example, that old wheelbarrow gathering cobwebs in the garage would make an adorable flower bed.

Tips & Warnings

• If you are hoping to grow a kitchen garden, save seeds from fruits and veggies such as squash or melons. Dry them well and plant them in season.