Gardening can be an expensive hobby – and time consuming one. The following 6 tips will help you minimize garden costs and labour.
###6 Tips to Reduce Your Landscaping Costs
1. Create garden beds around trees and add mulch to the garden beds to reduce weed growth and labour to pull weeds.
2. Ensure the plants that you buy are tough enough to withstand the winter in your area. Check the label for the zone it will grow in. *See hardiness map above*
3. Select plants & shrubs that require less water – Drought tolerant plants are a great way of reducing watering costs
4. When planting your garden, opt to select smaller plant sizes at the time of installation. Smaller caliper trees tend to acclimatize themselves better to their new garden than large trees, and save you money.
5. Reduce the size of your lawn area by converting your lawn to a mixed landscape. This will save on water and energy costs due to lower lawn maintenance. Create a wildflower meadow to attract wildlife.
6. Convert your annual planting with an assortment of perennials to sustain colour all throughout the season. Annuals require yearly cost of planting and regular amounts of water, whereas, perennials have just a one-time cost of planting.
Looking for more inspiration for your garden? Visit our [garden services](https://gelderman.com/residential/gardens) page.
