How to Save Money on Installing Your New Garden: 5 Top Tips and Tricks
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Imagine fragrant herbs at your fingertips, plump tomatoes bursting with sunshine, and vibrant flowers welcoming you home. These aren't just luxuries, they're the rewards of a thriving garden. But even seasoned garden enthusiasts know – creating an oasis can be costly. So here are a few tips!
I’m Kathleen Murphy, a horticulturalist and garden designer, here to guide you on how to create a garden without draining your bank account. Let's dive into the world of cost-effective gardening with these tips and tricks.
1. Plan Your Garden
Before diving in, pause to plan your garden by outlining your vision, utilising free resources like graph paper, and seeking inspiration from practical elements on platforms like Pinterest to create a Mood Board that guides your space and climate considerations.
2. Gardening Material Matters
With your blueprint in hand, acquire the essential building blocks by upcycling and repurposing materials, obtaining free mulch from local arborists, seeking bargains on salvaged items through second-hand marketplaces, and shopping for native, plants at local nurseries for a budget-friendly garden transformation.
3. Invest in Plants
Now, highlight the stars of your garden – the plants – The most economical approach is to grow from seed, however this does require some patients! Joining your local garden club will certainly educate you on what grows well in your area and you can also swap and share plants. Save money when buying plants by choosing ones that can be divided, this is very easy to do with plants like grasses and succulents.
4. The Importance of Water
Make water both an essential and economically conscious aspect of your garden by harvesting free, nutrient-rich rainwater through the installation of water tanks or rain barrels, conserving soil moisture with a generous layer of mulch to reduce evaporation, grouping water-loving plant species to minimise water wastage, and adopting early morning watering to mitigate evaporation.
5. Sustainable Gardening
Create an eco-friendly haven with a thriving garden by composting kitchen scraps for nutrient-rich soil, attracting beneficial bugs through flowering herbs and native wildflowers to promote pollinators and pest predators, and choosing natural pest control methods like neem oil or diatomaceous earth for a safer and environmentally friendly approach.
Conclusion
Remember, your garden is not just an investment – it's a gift.
So, relax, savour the fresh air, and enjoy the bounty of your creation. A beautiful garden doesn't require a hefty price tag. With a little planning, resourcefulness, and these expert tips, you can cultivate your dream garden on a budget. Grab your gloves, plant a seed of hope, and watch your green haven blossom or join my Dream Garden Course Online today by clicking that button below!
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