Gardens on a budget

With frost on the ground and chill in the air it might not feel like time to get stuck into the garden. But if you haven’t already thought about it, now is the time to do it. The economy is still struggling to kick into gear, so budgeting effectively is as crucial as ever. Having your garden completely landscaped can be an expensive process, but it doesn’t have to be if you plan effectively.

It really is possible to achieve your dream, without spending wheelbarrow loads of money or having lots of experience and knowledge.

What will keep costs down and maximise your budget?

Planning:

If you can, contact a garden designer at the earliest possible moment. There are busy times throughout the year for landscaping works, so by contacting a designer early on it will push you to the front of the queue. For example, Winter is a perfect time to get in touch as the works can be scheduled in to get the garden ready for Summer. This forward planning will ensure everything is prepared in advance and minimises the risk of meeting inflated prices from landscapers when they are busy.

Materials:

The layout and features of a garden design determines the cost to a point, however material choices can dramatically increase the price of a build. If prices need to be brought down in a project then it is worth opening your mind and exploring alternative materials, such as opting for softwood over hardwood, gravel driveways over block and simply using more economical manufactures.

Recycle:

A recycled galvanised water tank turned planter
A recycled galvanised water tank turned planter

A morally responsible and often quite inventive way to save money is to look at using recycled materials. This could be from something on your site already, or by using local reclamation yards to find interesting items and materials. We recently saved an old galvanised water tank and repurposed it as a planter which was much cheaper than buying a new planter at that size.

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SETTING OUT PLANTS 🪴 

This is my thought process behind setting out this beautiful bed, but the same can be applied to any planting scheme that you’re setting out! 

People work in different ways, but generally this is how I approach most of mine. 

I forgot to mention the x3 Tree Ferns which will make an amazing feature in the corner of this bed. I can’t wait to see this planting knit together over time. 

Big thanks to @johnstonelandscapes & @johnstone_landscapes_jake who are building the garden and have done an amazing job on everything so far. Not far from completion now 🤞 

If you have any questions about setting out or plant combos, just drop them in the comments below 🪴

#plantingdesign #shadegarden #gardenersofinstagram #moderngarden #gardendesign #gardenlove

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Rearranging some potted plants can make BIG changes to your space…

I’d been growing these Colocasia for a while now and I was finally ready for them to go outside. They can take a while to get going, but when they do they grow SO fast! 

I’ve always loved exotic style planting so they fit this section of the deck really well, amongst some of my other favourites. Especially against the water feature. 

Colocasia are not hardy at all, so will need to be brought in after Summer! Well worth it though. My bulbs were from @farmergracy (not an ad.) - and they were great quality. 3 bulbs = 3 happy plants. 

#Colocasia #exoticgarden #junglegarden #plantingdesign #containergarden #gardenersofinstagram

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Welcome to the family Jude! He’s 3 weeks old tomorrow and is doing great and his mum @zohull_ is an absolute rock star! 

I will get him out gardening in no time, he’s already been out watering the plants with me and designing gardens in the office🪴! 

This is my excuse for a lack of new reels 😂. Looking forward to the rest of Summer! 

#gardenersofinstagram #baby #newborn

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A NEW SERIES of garden rescue (S10) is now going out on BBC1 at 3:45, weekdays. 🪴

Watch this afternoon to see @garden_ninja_lee and I tackle a very fun garden in Northampton! 

There are some repeats mixed in as well so keep an eye out for the new ones. There should be at least x3 new episodes each week. 

#gardenrescue #gardendesign #horticulture #gardenersofinstagram

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The secret to making a tiny garden is actually to add MORE to it! 

It seems counter intuitive, but if there are large features and every inch of the space is packed with detail, it takes you longer to see all of the garden. Whilst your brain is absorbing all of the detail it then makes seem bigger! 

This was the Pocket Garden Makeover that I did with @bbctheoneshow and @the_rhs 🙌. 

Let me know what your favourite bits of this garden are and if you have any challenging small spaces yourself 🪴

#gardensofinstagram #gardentransformation #tinygarden #smallgarden

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