Is your yard looking a little tired? Boring?
There are a lot of things you can do to upgrade the look of your yard without spending a lot of money. Here are a bunch of ideas to upgrade your yard…
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Let’s start with upgrading your entry way –
Paint your front door
Get a new light by the door,
Hang a wreath.
Make your house number easy to see.
Does the pizza guy have trouble finding your house? Put larger numbers on the front of the house or put a free standing structure by the mailbox.
Details matter
Paint your mailbox to match the front door, or get a new one.
Plant flowers around the mailbox.
Plant flowers along the walkway. Just a single row of petunias will do nicely. They are inexpensive and bloom all summer. 24 plants will do about 10 feet. They fill out quickly.
Place solar lights along the walkway.
Install a post light.
Weed and Feed your lawn. edge
Power wash your house.
Wash and fix the driveway.
Upgrade your backyard
Clean the deck or patio. Restain or paint if needed.
Add planters
Put solar light caps on your deck posts.
Plant around the edge of the yard, around the deck or patio, and/or along the walkways.
Clean, repair, and/or paint yard furniture. Replace cushions and umbrella.
I had an inexpensive wrought iron set for over 15 years. It stayed outside. I think some of the pieces are still in use. They needed a little touching up with Rustoleum when I last saw them. Everyone likes chairs that bounce or rock. You can still get inexpensive wrought iron sets at Walmart. At the time of this writing, this set is $419.99.
Which of these will you tackle?
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