The Satisfaction Of DIY Landscaping

“Look what I grew” has often been a common phrase in my house after I’d been out foraging in my vegetable garden for something for the evening meal. My children were always very kind and would say “wow mum”!

My latest garden project recently was to renovate a small patio paving and garden courtyard and make room for a DIY repaired swing seat my clever partner fixed up with recycled timber – another “Look what I did” was in order!

Building your own garden landscaping is incredibly rewarding. It is one way to save money and also not have to wait for tradespeople to fit you in. However, depending on your DIY skills, it may be advisable to call in the experts for some key elements for your garden if you are not sure. Particularly for retaining walls, steps, and more technical tasks. Most landscapers are happy to have an extra laborer on site to help if you want to be involved.

I love to design, then pass it over to the building experts for the construction phase. Others like to build, but need help with the design. Once the one who likes to build has an exciting landscape design to start on, there is no stopping their creativity happening! Together we make a great team.

So I hope I can inspire home owners to give it a go, once they have their new design drawings.  If I can re-visit one day and say ‘wow, well done, it’s just like we planned it!” then that will be my satisfaction of seeing an idea turn into reality, and my job well done.

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