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Hello everyone,
I would like to do my own backyard to save money but I have zero experience.
Will it be a hopeless task or Is it attainable?
I do not know where to start or what sort of equipment to use as I have a very limited space to put machinery in.
I am just thinking of putting up a simple backyard which is just in ground 1m Garden Beds on all sides of backyard and maybe just sow around a nice soil which I do not know how to proceed with.
Ang advice would definitely help! Thanks in advance! 😄
Hi @Clarencio08
Well the plus side is you have a great back yard and a blank canvas to create some thing wonderfull.
You need a plan clearly thats why your here.
I would look at as many lovly gardens, and landscaping effects in person or tv or online.
1) Write down or note the things you like and take/save pictures of everything you like later you can look at them all and pick the features and plant types you like the most. Also consider there are different gardening styles formal or cottage style garden to name two you may like zones show casing various areas making little zones. You might choose to follow a style that will suggest certain plants and arrangments to make your life easier. But a style is just a guide .
2) There are several gardening apps too lay out your back yard space and let you add features you like and some let you do virtual walk through before you even open the backdoor to start work. It is very usefull to have a drawn plan to talk to people and suppliers with some measurements on it so you can cost things out before hand. I have not used such apps to recommend any of late.
3 Or you can start doing things gradually like you might want grass first, then a bbq area etc This gradual approach can be following a drawn plan or you can wing it.
4 As you start adding landscaping trees and garden beds etc This may inspire you to new upgraded ideas once you see your yard first hand growing before you eyes.
If you have a drawing plan it will help save you $$$ as if you know you want a surround garden bed then you can order less turf to spend on the garden bed instead.
Do your home work so you get exactly what you want first time and then you can do this in planned stages.
Hope this helps.
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