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title: '10 Best Landscaping (BUDGET) Ideas'
source: 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=uw1qjUi4DQo'
video_id: 'uw1qjUi4DQo'
date: 2026-06-28
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# 10 Best Landscaping (BUDGET) Ideas

> Source: [10 Best Landscaping (BUDGET) Ideas](https://youtube.com/watch?v=uw1qjUi4DQo)

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## Transcript

so what are the best budget ideas for
this season we're going to go over the
top tens right now you're gonna love it
all the best ideas right now and it's
going to be on a budget here we go so
you might think hearing the word budget
that that means cheap or that you can't
do a lot in your backyard space we're
gonna really show you in this video that
we want to give you multiple
destinations I say that on this channel
all the time you have to have multiple
reasons to go outside we're going to
show you how to do that on a budget you
want to focus on how we can get outdoors
with what we can afford with what our
budget allows so your destination your
covered structure has to be your first
thought and it doesn't have to be a lot
of money like I just said it could be
four posts with a shade cell we're
talking hundreds of dollars here but it
has to Anchor the space you have to have
somewhere to go to protect yourself from
the Sun or the rain it could even be a
Pergola now we're only talking four
posts with a very simple structure on
top depending on your ability to to
build this this could be very
inexpensive now if you add a shade sell
to that or some of these awnings that is
very inexpensive again but now you've
really have a beautiful formal structure
to go to next level up would be a lean
to style structure because it's just a
Pergola it could be corrugated metal it
could be polycarbonate there's a lot of
different covers that you could get for
that pergola and it'll just add the next
level to that cover structure you could
do a store-bought pergola they're great
they're inexpensive and they add that
wonderful anchor to your outdoor space
okay budget friendly item number two is
a fire feature you need another
destination you got one The Anchor You
Got number two the fire feature I'm
telling you fire will pull you outside
and your friends and your family
Outdoors it can be as simple as a
store-bought option I use the solo stove
a lot and there's a lot of different
price options for those the any hardware
store has a fire feature and you can
just buy whatever you like but if you
want to build it yourself there's also
very easy and very inexpensive a little
bit of do it yourself I usually use
concrete block and I want you to know
that if I am at Home Depot or Lowe's
they're very inexpensive we're talking
two and three dollar blocks here build
the fire feature yourself it could be
wood burning or gas you might need some
help from a gas guy to be able to
install the gas line but or you can use
propane and this is not a lot of money
and you have a lot of different options
choose the one that makes the most sense
for you from not only a look perspective
but a budget level
station item number three is another
must-have and of course it is outdoor
cooking lots of different budget items
that you can have here you can do the
grill do the pizza oven on the table top
you can do these at so many different
budget levels in fact in New Zealand we
were there traveling I met some clients
there they even did a traditional this
is a tribal thing that's been going on
for centuries and they would make food
just in the ground they dug a hole in a
backyard and they were able to feed a
lot of people with this traditional
method very inexpensive talk about
budget but amazing food amazing people
you can really do food on a budget and
just get creative with what you want to
do all right so we just talked a lot
about destination but now I want to
think about what is the foundation that
you're walking on that is so important
because it has to be more than just lawn
although lawn is an option but the next
level up from a lawn would be gravel and
I just want you to understand how in
nice of a foundation that can be so if
you don't like gravel or if it's not
available in your local area think about
decompose Granite that's another option
it's very much like gravel I think it's
almost the exact same price and we're
talking very low we're talking thirty
dollars per truckload very inexpensive
next level up from that would be a paver
or you can even do a synthetic lawn now
these are a little bit more expensive
you have to put a geofabric underneath
you have to put a gravel base underneath
that oh by the way if you put the gravel
patio and your budget didn't quite allow
it that's still the base for pavers for
the future so you can think about that
you could even do a patio in
multi-phased approach by starting with
gravel
of course you could do concrete concrete
to me is something that is not the
longevity as a paver or synthetic lawn
but concrete can definitely be a low
cost or inexpensive option depending on
the size of the patio one thing about
concrete I just want to say is you can
segment the concrete so you can actually
build the concrete patio in in segments
so squares circles and then you could do
softening around that gravel synthetic
lawn or even lawn to really expand the
concrete to expand the patio itself and
to make a full destination out of that
patio it and it is beautiful it's
stylistic and it adds a lot to the space
so patios are really important to think
about always start with your foundations
your your destinations it's not only the
patio itself it's how you get to the
patio so Pathways Stepping Stones things
like these will enhance the whole space
and we're not talking a lot of money
we're talking budgets for these things
it could be stepping stone pathways it
could be hard gravel Pathways lots of
different ways but think about patio and
Pathways our next budget item that we're
going to talk about is lighting I think
it's critical for every space even on a
budget and you can do this on an extreme
budget we're talking string lights very
inexpensive but really add a lot to the
space in fact you could even add the
string lights as an anchor Point add
some posts and all of a sudden you form
an outdoor room with string lights we
have an less expensive option with tiki
torches now tiki torches add that
Ambiance that you get in Hawaii or you
get in a tropical area but they are very
effective for lighting up the space
think about lighting up a long pathway
is that you can add citronella to the
space and they will help a lot with
keeping the bugs at Bay for dining and
hanging out in your backyard one other
budget option for lighting is candles
and lanterns we use them at our house
every night we love candles we love
lanterns and they're very inexpensive
and I love just the the dancing of the
flame now a Next Level Up of course is
going to be some of the outdoor lighting
options out there you can get these at
different budget levels as well but
lighting is so important the next budget
item I want you to strongly consider if
not for sure do is design because you're
investing money in your backyard it's
very important to get things right why
not get a designer to help you let me
help you I can do it at lots of
different budget levels in fact I can do
the design course it's super inexpensive
there's a link below you can meet with
me one-on-one and we can talk about your
whole Space together or we can do a 3D
design for you where you see your whole
backyard space designed for all the
items that you would like and that link
is also below now it's time to talk
about what to do when we're outside at a
budget level you need entertainment just
like the inside of the house what are we
going to do we turn the TV on you can do
the same thing in the outside you don't
even need an outdoor TV grab an indoor
TV you can bring It Outdoors but you
need to be able to watch the game you
need to be able to watch movies you can
do this with a TV you can do this with
an outdoor theater you'd be surprised
shockingly how inexpensive it is to do
an outdoor movie theater I love them
I've been using them for many years and
they're very very inexpensive
so along with the theater along with the
TV add some speakers you probably even
have them on the inside of your house
grab them and bring them Outdoors for
those movie Nights
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so another budget friendly item for your
backyard space is water features now
think about all the different water
feature options for your backyard you
could do a simple water feature for
sound just a little gurgle of a of a
flower pot that could be a water feature
you could do something that has more of
a creek style water feature down to a
pond beautiful add some Goldfish to that
because you have a great backyard
feature these are water feature items
that are going to enhance the backyard
space I just love the sound of moving
water and the beauty of that water
feature too is it can drown out the
noise of the city and it's wonderful
just the gurgle that soft moving water
and give you that peaceful element that
you need in the city so water in your
backyard space cannot be overstated and
it cannot be overused okay our next
budget item that we have to talk about
is privacy we all live in neighborhoods
with people looking into our space so
it's very important to talk about
privacy now let's talk about some of the
different budget items for privacy
number one it's plants you can create
beautiful privacy at a very inexpensive
price with properly planted plants think
about Hedges bamboo is a great budget
item you can plant it very small very
inexpensively but it grows up very fast
to create a very nice privacy screen so
other than plants I would definitely
recommend store-bought privacy screens
or build privacy screens store bought
are great they're inexpensive usually
metal and they're very nice they usually
attach to a deck or a structure of some
kind or you could do a built privacy
screen if you're a do-it-yourselfer
these are really nice because it's just
the material of the lumber or some
strategically placed privacy screens can
go a long way make sure they block where
people are looking into of course
windows or patios or even decks of your
neighbors if you can kind of block them
out for your space that's where these
privacy screens are really going to be
useful make your space private so the
next budget friendly idea is something
we could all benefit from in a little
backyard garden have a little raised
garden bed and you can grow your produce
there for your barbecues and your
evening dinners or you can just Garden
for therapy for yourself add some plants
add some color bring them into your
house show them off gardening is a
classic way for you to get that therapy
to touch the Earth to get outside but it
also adds so much to your life so much
fragrance it brings animals and insects
into your yard different ways we can
bring gardening into our lives on a
budget the biggest budget item I want to
talk to you about is Decor when you get
your space figured out I want you to
remember that Decor brings the life to
the space so think of outdoor decor
Outdoor Living is so trending that you
can get the best deals at the midpoint
of the Season go and check them out and
grab what you need for decor and it can
be a lot of different things it could be
the pillows it could be the rugs it
could be the blankets it could be swings
All These Little Things add so much
character to your outdoor space you will
absolutely love it because it's going to
bring life to your outdoor living space
if the sales happen they happen Midway
through the spring season and then June
June is always a good time to buy
outdoor decor so those are the two times
to make sure you get out and check for
the sales for your outdoor living space
the budget things figured out I want you
to see this video it's all about not
making backyard mistakes so watch this
video I know you're going to benefit
from it enjoy