4 Ways to Invest in Your Garden on a Budget

Gardens are beautiful places that offer an escape from the stress and hassle of the world around us. Our sanctuaries and save havens, our passions and great accomplishments.  

Much like any other thing that you love, a garden will require care and attention. A garden is a great investment to make because it allows you to enjoy quality time in the middle of nature surrounded by beautiful plants and wildlife. Also, gardening can be extremely therapeutic and just as relaxing as spending time sitting on a bench and enjoying the view.

Investing in your garden can also increase the value of your home if you are considering selling. Small and tasteful investments can impress potential buyers and get you as much as 20% extra for your house.

Besides taking care of your garden and making sure that it looks as good as possible, there are a few other cheap ways to invest in your garden and to make it look amazing!

Less is more

When it comes to gardens it's best to take your lifestyle into consideration before you venture into an extensive gardening project. Having an amazing garden decked with all sorts of plants is great and will definitely stand out, but it will also require a lot of time and effort invested in looking after it. If you absolutely love the way a tropical garden looks like but you have little time to take care of your garden on a weekly basis, it's worth considering something simpler or lower maintenance. Similarly, if you have small children or pets it might not be the best idea to invest in expensive water features and high maintenance plants that might get destroyed during playtime.

A minimal but tasteful garden can not only increase the value of your home, but it will also give you more time to relax and enjoy yourself.

It's good to apply the less is more principle if you are looking at selling your house in the near future. Although theme gardens are great and extra features add visual interest in your garden, potential buyers might not necessarily be as interested in gardening as you are. Same applies to water fixtures: potential buyers with small children tend to avoid buying a home that has a pond or a swimming pool.

Timing is key

If you are not planning on moving homes and have enough room and flexibility to take on a bigger project, timing everything right is important. Put all your ideas on paper and decide on a time line of when you want things done. Take weather, holidays and other life events into consideration because investing in your garden will take time and effort. If you have several trips abroad and family events planned in a year, it's better to start off with smaller investments and leave the larger-scale ones for later on in the year.

Having a busy year ahead with a lot of travelling and other life events can be advantageous: stock up on supplies in time throughout the year (especially during January or August sales) so that when the time comes to start investing in your garden it's won't be such a huge financial strain. This way you will definitely be able to save up on essentials to afford slightly more pricey features for your garden.

Small, meaningful investments

Investing in your garden doesn't have to break the bank!

A great way of investing in your garden even though you might not have a huge budget available is to make a smaller but more meaningful investment at a time. Over time, it will all add up and amount to a lot more. For example, invest time in experiences that you can have in your garden rather than in visual elements. We recommend trying to add a picnic table and chairs/benches or a rocking seat that will allow you to have people over, share experiences and create memories together.

An expert's touch

Sometimes an expert's advice is needed in order to transform your garden and make it more cost-efficient in the future. Although it sounds rather counter intuitive to suggest splurging on an expert's opinion, but it is an investment that will pay off in the future. An expert can give you valuable information with regards to the right time of landscaping and vegetation to choose for your garden depending on your lifestyle and needs. They can save you a lot of money and time by advising on the perfect theme and size for you and your home and show you how to take care of it yourself. The best thing about consulting an expert is that you will most likely only have to do it once and benefit from their help for years to come.

Those were our suggestions for how you can invest in your garden on a budget. Let us know what you think in the comments below! We love hearing from you.