| There are many cheap landscaping ideas that will still | | | | If you are looking to install an inexpensive wall, I |
| create wonderful front and backyard designs. Now | | | | would suggest some of the decorative concrete |
| when I see "cheap", that's not what I really mean. I | | | | block walls. The plainer they are, the cheaper they |
| should have said inexpensive. There isn't any part of | | | | will be. You might want to go one step up and |
| the landscape where you can't reduce the costs | | | | choose one of the "mosaic" styles for a bit of a |
| creatively. | | | | more natural look. |
| Patios and Walkways - Some Cheap Landscaping | | | | Plantings |
| Ideas | | | | Always go for good quality. Where you can save |
| If you have looked at the more expensive hardscape | | | | money is in the size of the plants. Some plants, such |
| materials such as brick, bluestone and other natural | | | | as perennials, are so fast growing that it hardly |
| stone, you are considering the more expensive | | | | matters. Even those plants that grow more slowly |
| paving stones. Yes, they can be very beautiful, but | | | | will eventually be their mature size. A shrub that will |
| that's not to say you can't still have a beautiful patio | | | | grow to a maximum of four feet will get there no |
| or walkway design. Concrete pavers are less | | | | mater what size it starts out at. Of course, we don't |
| expensive than the above choices. Even less costly | | | | want to be ridiculous here! Start with a size that is |
| than pavers is concrete. Consider adding color to the | | | | smaller than perhaps you would really like but still look |
| concrete mix for some additional interest. | | | | attractive. |
| Retaining Walls | | | | Outdoor Fencing |
| Landscape retaining walls can get very expensive. | | | | Do you have woods on your property? Consider |
| Costs are estimated by the square foot of one side, | | | | using black chain link fencing in or near the woods as |
| but six inches is added on in height for the part of | | | | it will just blend into your surroundings. You can also |
| the wall that is built beneath the ground. As an | | | | use less expensive fencing anywhere and plant |
| example, if you have a wall that is twenty feet long | | | | heavily in front of it to camouflage it. |
| and two feet high, the square footage would be fifty | | | | Always remember that a nice landscape design is |
| feet. If you are considering two materials and there | | | | more important than specific hardscape material |
| is a twenty dollar price difference, that's one | | | | choices or plant sizes. |
| thousand dollars. | | | | |