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“Outdoor Design Service for Every Budget: Tips and Tricks from The Groundswell Landscape”


Our team at The Groundswell Landscape works with clients throughout a large range of budgets. We are happy to provide a complimentary consultation to structure specific outdoor design services to your unique needs. Our goal is to offer a client-focused design process that seamlessly transitions into a tightly-managed construction process. Here are some quick tips for getting the most out of your budget when starting a landscape design and construction project.


1. Start with a Plan


No matter what your final design will look like, always begin with a plan with your goals in mind. What bothers you about the current state of your property? What landscape elements would your dream yard have? Creating a goal-oriented list not only reduces initial meeting time, but it helps teams like ours meet your needs efficiently and within our estimation of outdoor design services.


2. Consider Perennials


Perennials are an excellent way to save a little money. These plants return year after year, drastically reducing the need to replant on an annual basis. They also tend to need much less maintenance and can add a wonderful collage of color to your property.


3. Leverage Energy-Efficient Landscaping


As part of our outdoor design services, we can suggest trees, shrubs, and other plants that improve your energy consumption. Strategies like planting evergreens as windbreaks to lower winter heating costs or adding shade for cooler summers.


4. Invest in Low-Maintenance Shrubs


Another cost-effective solution is to integrate low-maintenance native shrubs that create self-sustaining and healthy colonies. This will give you year-round beauty, but not require endless care and maintenance other than cutting them back a little to avoid overgrowth.


5. Consider Privacy Plants


Knowing where to splurge with your outdoor design services is another good trick. For example, you may want to spend a little more if you’re shooting for a privacy section of your property. Installing larger evergreen hedges, dense flowering shrubs, or tall ornamental grasses can block prying eyes, while infusing extraordinary natural beauty into your landscape.


6. Embrace Reuse and Upcycling


Finally, it is wonderful and responsible to reuse materials or upcycle old items around your property for your landscaping. Unused containers can quickly become an herb garden. A piece of furniture in your barn can be transformed into a wonderful fire pit area. Your creativity can go a long way to lowering your costs and adding personality to your property.


Final Thoughts


One last tip we want to mention is buying in bulk. After we complete our design service process and start to schedule the construction phase, we will start to procure materials from local vendors. Over the years, we have cultivated strong relationships with wholesale and retail landscape suppliers where we can purchase your plants and other products in bulk to save a little bit more on your total expenses.

The best way to keep tight to your budget and end up with a landscape project that is a true value, is to begin with a plan. Reach out to our team today, and let’s start discussing how we can help you create your dream yard within a realistic budget.

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