No matter where you live, there’s nothing better than relaxing outdoors on a warm summer night watching your backyard landscaping ideas come to life.
Unfortunately, landscaping or re-landscaping your entire backyard during the course of one growing season can be back breaking, expensive and requires major planning.
Here are some simple solutions for you by which you will be able to do the landscaping of your backyard on budget.
1.Break them up
Break up your backyard into “rooms” and model or remodel one room each year. This is especially helpful if you’re on a budget.
You’re results will be much better if you spend as much time and money as you can on one project, rather than trying to revamp the entire backyard all at once for the same amount of money.
2.Plan it out
Before planning or sketching anything on the paper, don’t forget to make your budget for the garden. This will help you plan your things under the budget.
Although you’re landscaping only one section of the yard at a time, you still need an overall plan. Using graph paper, sketch out the permanent structures on your property including the house, out buildings, deck and trees.
This is also a good time to consider which existing plants and shrubs won’t be a part of the new landscape.
Make copies of your sketch and experiment with different designs. Incorporate ideas you like from magazines or gardens you’ve visited.
If you host frequent cook outs you’ll probably want to keep the yard open and plant along the borders. When planning the garden, make a list of all the necessary thing you would want in your garden and then incorporate everything to your plan accordingly.
3. Dramatize your garden
If you don’t need a particular space, you could create real drama with an island bed, walkways, solar lighting, and cutouts for comfortable furniture to relax on.
Here are some ideas you’ll dig: Screening with Plants if your yard doesn’t have a fence, you might want to consider planting a row of hawthorn, juniper, arborvitae, or a combination of these bushes to create privacy and provide a backdrop for future flower beds.
A strategically place evergreen screen will also provide a windbreak from winter winds and drifting snow.
I know all these ideas are really mesmerizing to have in your garden, but you can add your favorite one or two ideas according to your budget, and maybe next year you can add some more.
4.Planning a Border Flower Bed
The hardest part of designing a border is choosing flowers that complement each other both in color and height.
The list of perennials I suggest here is for a six foot wide bed in a mainly sunny situation. Wide, in this case, means outward from the plant screen or fence, not the length of the bed.
Use 3 or 5 plants for each kind of flower and allow 16”–18” between each plant. Allow 20”–22” between the different plant groups.
Planting an odd number of plants is more visually appealing than an even number.
Allow sufficient space at the rear of the bed for access. This will also prevent choking off necessary air and light from the plants in back.
5. Choosing of plants
Choose the plants keeping the climate in mind and also the appropriate seasons for them. Try to go for plants that are evergreen and you can add the seasonal plants according to its season. Here are some of the suggestions:
Tall plants at the back- SEDUM ‘Autumn Joy’; RUDBECKIA Goldsturm; PHLOX White; IRIS light blue or yellow; VERONICA Blue; SOLIDAGO ‘Golden Shower’; and HOSTA fortunei ‘Picta’.
Shorter plants for the front row- GERANIUM grandiflorum; POTENTILLA ‘Firedance’; HUECHERA Pink; ASTER Dwarf Blue;
SEDUM Dragons Blood; ACHILLEA ‘Moonshine’; and ERIGERON ‘Prosperity’.
Obviously, these plants won’t be the best choice for every climate. A worthwhile book to help you choose plants native to your climate zone is The Comfortable Lazy Garden. It’s also an excellent reference for beginning gardeners.
Plants are not much expensive so you can buy as many plants as you want, but don’t over crowd your garden with different kinds of plants.
Make it simple and let your garden breathe as you breathe in there. Trying for a flowing designing instead of cluttering it.
6. Scale of the plants
Scale the plants from tallest in the center to shortest at the edges.
It must be overwhelming for a beginner to understand all this. So according to my experience, go for the arrangement that soothes your eyes. That is enough.
7. A case study is a must
Do Your Yard a Favor before you buy any vegetation, visit a real garden center for advice on drainage and soil preparation.
This will really help you understand the whole scenario and will also motivate you to have new ideas for your garden.
Also, bring a copy of your plan; a soil sample and an extra credit card just in case you can’t wait years to make your backyard landscaping ideas come true.
These were some of the backyard landscaping ideas and tips on budget for you. If you are struggling designing your garden for the first time, Check this out if your are a beginner.
Hope you enjoy while landscaping.
CHEERS!!!