Landscaping Mistakes That Are Costing You Money

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💵 Landscape Design Mistakes That Are Costing You Money
Creating a beautiful landscape often involves a financial investment. But, missteps along the way can drain resources without giving you the result you really want.
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In this video​, I share some money-saving approaches to maximize your budget while crafting a beautiful outdoor oasis.
💲 Mistake 9: Lack of Planning - How a lack of planning creates unforeseen challenges, resulting in unnecessary expenses for your project.
💲 Mistake 8: Not Hiring a Pro (or Studying) - How neglecting professional guidance leads to avoidable errors and costly mistakes.
💲 Mistake 7: DIY’ing Above Your Skill Level - How DIY'ing landscaping projects beyond your skill level often results in mistakes that require professional intervention.
💲 Mistake 6: Selecting the Wrong Plants - Why investing in plants that don't match your garden conditions is a huge waste of money.
💲 Mistake 5: Not Caring For Plants - How neglecting your plants reduces their health and create additional expenses.
💲 Mistake 4: Buying from Sale Rack (Without a Plan) - Why purchasing "sale rack" plants often results in a cluttered & mismatched landscape.
💲 Mistake 3: Lack of Preparation - How overlooking soil preparation can lead to struggling plants and the need for replacements.
💲 Mistake 2: Falling for Gimmicks & Trends - Why falling for fleeting trends or gimmicky products can reduce property values and waste your hard-earned money.
💲 Mistake 1: Purchasing Too Many Tools & Products - Why you don't need to invest in so many tools and products to have your dream landscape.
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[@PrettyPurpleDoor]

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[@pamfontenot1]

Love it that you don’t push specific products! Thank you.I so want a garden!

[@PrettyPurpleDoor]

You're very welcome! I hope you start one this year 💜

[@joan01sessions]

Good info

[@patriciacole8773]

I bought a 300 gallon water trough so on hot days I can dip and also scoop up a watering can for outliers like pots small trees and such.

[@GreenandGrain]

Very cool idea! do you have to do anything to keep mosquitos out of it?

[@patriciacole8773]

@@GreenandGrain I use borax dissolved in hot water added to it as the plants need it cuz it’s boron. And use the water daily on plants like the potted plants that are away from the regular watering source. Then the summer months I need to empty it once a month to clean refill and add more borax dissolved in hot water. Like a cup to a gallon.

[@rbthegardennannyllc4219]

Great tips.

[@PrettyPurpleDoor]

Glad it was helpful!

[@dianeturner8375]

I just found your blog. I really like it. The name caught my interest. Do you have a purple door.

[@PrettyPurpleDoor]

Yes I do

[@lorijacobson1931]

What do you think of pea gravel patios? I am on a 5 year home renovation journey so my funds are pretty tied up with that. But, I have a sweet little yard that I have been putting in all the pretties and I would love to have an area to put a table and chairs so I can enjoy my yard. I would love your thoughts on that, thank you!

[@PrettyPurpleDoor]

Good solution, very cost effective. But difficult / hard work to remove it later. Just make sure you do it correctly so it holds up 😊

[@RedzJackz]

is there a standard width one should use for pathways? I want to add an arbor with a climbing rose but want to make sure I can still comfortably use the pathway next to the arbor (not under) with out being pricked by rose thorns.

[@PrettyPurpleDoor]

Primary walkways should be a minimum of 4' wide (4-6') to accommodate two people walking side by side. One person passthrough would be 2-3' for a non primary walkway. But, if there are thorns etc I would go wider than these numbers, ouch!

[@RedzJackz]

@@PrettyPurpleDoor thanks for the tips. If I have 40" inches between the arbor and the garden bed do you think that's enough space to add a rose against the arbor to grown onto of the arbor for NON primary walkway, or would I regret it because of the thorns?

[@northrupmj]

Any pitfalls with drift roses. I’m thinking about including these in my landscape

[@PrettyPurpleDoor]

Sorry I'm not a rose person so I don't have an opinion either way

[@ivy19958]

Diying over my possiblilities.🤦🤦🤦