12 Budget-Friendly Ideas for Your Backyards

A beautiful backyard doesn’t always mean a big investment. Forming a small nook in it with sitting furniture, a pergola or a gazebo will instantly add interest and will give the backyard a sophisticated look.

Take a look at 12 of the most budget-friendly ideas for your backyards and pick one to implement in your own property.

1. A Gazebo In The Backyard

Find Your Zen

Place a gazebo in the backyard in a position that reveals to you the beauty of the planted varieties. Add curtains to the structure which will let you ensure privacy as needed.

2. Create An Outdoor Living Room

Old World, Meet New

Use the backyard as an outdoor escape. Add a set of sitting furniture with soft and comfortable cushions and decorate with flowers.

3. Turn The Pergola Into A Seating Nook

Have a Seat

Use the shelter the pergola provides for a sitting corner. Add a set of furniture and decorate with flower pots. Be practical and plant climbing flowers next to the vertical supports which will eventually grow over the pergola and create a living dome.

4. Create An Arch With Flowers

Smell the Roses

Add metal supports in the shape of arches along a part of the backyard. Plant climbing flowers next to the vertical supports which will soon create a living shade.

5. An Oasis Among Greenery

Pull Up a (Vintage) Chair

Even the tiniest backyard can be turned into a relaxing oasis. Place a sitting set of furniture and a bench where you can sit and enjoy the surroundings. Think about light at night and add strings of solar-powered lights. They will also enhance the romantic flair of the corner.

6. Build A Walkway

Visit the Tropics

The walkway is an outdoor feature that visually differentiates the garden nooks and makes passing through the garden more comfortable. You can choose from a wide variety of materials to make it depending on your budget and the final look you want to achieve.

7. A Raised Garden Bed On The Balcony

Grassy Oasis

Enjoy the relaxing green color of a lawn in a very compact size suitable for balconies or tiny backyards. A raised garden bed sits on a concrete floor. The garden bed resembles a real bed made from concrete and wood. Being limited by this structure lowers the maintenance and gives the small lawn a minimalist look.

8. Add A Privacy Screen

Transform an Entry

Double the privacy by adding a screen. It is made of slats on vertical supports which also act as trellises for climbing plants. Place a set of sitting furniture under the pergola to have your morning coffee at fresh air and to charge yourself with the green landscape.

9. Add A Bench On A Raised Garden Bed

Take in the View

If you have a large rock garden, clear up a little space to place a bench. Build a walkway through the garden to access the bench and to differentiate it from the planted flowers.

10. Create A Tiered Garden

 Steps Away

Tiered gardens are a wonderful landscape idea because you can use ornamental plant varieties and tropical kinds to follow the terraced terrain.

11. An Antique Bench In A Relaxing Corner

 Meditate in Style

Create a hidden relaxing corner with an antique bench huddled up in the garden. Make a hint about the existence of this nook by tracing the way to it with stepping stones.

12. Make A Gravel Garden

Tame the Weeds

Cover part of your garden with pea gravel to create a modern touch and minimize maintenance. Differentiate it from the rest of the backyard with borders from stone, pavers or concrete.

Use the gravel patio also as a setting for a relaxing bench revealing a breathtaking view towards the garden.

Get creative and save money with these 12 budget-friendly ideas for your backyard. From DIY projects to simple decorations, find the perfect way to spruce up your outdoor space.
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Ivo Iv

Ivo is the owner of Decorhomeideas.com – he started the site back in 2013, when he was still working in a Home Decor company, but the passion for interior design and decorations lead to creating the site and following his own dream of creating a great Home Decor, DIY and Gardening online-magazine. EXPERTISE: Landscaping, Interior Design, Gardening, DIYer, Home Decor, Engineering, LOCATION: New York, USA TITLE: Chief Editor FOLLOW IVO IV on LinkedIn

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