Budget Garden Makeover
When we moved in, the front gardens were full of a bit of weed and that was about. So many things on the to do list, it’s hard to know where to start.
We finally got around to doing the front garden 2 weeks ago..and woo! nothing has died…….yet!
It was a nightmare just trying to decide what plants to plant. I couldn’t do a garden of a mix of different things, I have a thing about stuff matching.
Didn’t want to spend a fortune either, which after some shopping around seemed near impossible…damn plants are expensive!
I found myself taking a look on eBay…OMG you should see the plants there! 1000’s of them, who’d a thought. We ended up choosing some Purple Dazzler Cordylines, I got 20 of them for $115 all up including postage. That works out around $8 a plant, we had seem them as much as $19 in the nurseries! I also picked up some nandina..only for the manpet, cause I hate them. They were 20 for $30, another bargain compared to the nurseries. The plants faired really well with the postage, as long as you get a good seller who packages them properly.
Add with our soil, and the most expensive rocks there were. I tried to talk myself into the cheap ones, but there were just too ugly and brown, added with the brown house and roof, house would have looked a bit “emo” *hehe*
It looks a little bare at the moment, but once the $140 stick in a pot (weeping maple) grows some leaves, and we plant something in the bottom of it’s pot I think it will look really good.
All up, it came to just under $500. I think that was pretty darn cheap.
I am still of the look out for the perfect weeping Cherry Blossom, just love them, have always wanted one but the right colour and size is hard to come by and the price is heart attack inducing.
Oh well done! That looks really good and will be awesome when they all grow. I love the weeping cherry blossoms too and want to get a stack for the new block but am thinking I might need to buy a lotto ticket first lol. The weeping maple is going to look great
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I have seen a quite a few cherries on eBay, but they have all been in Vic…like all the roll top desks I want
I’m getting some plants too….couldn’t believe how cheap.
Just bought an outdoor lounge suite and saved myself over $500.
I have inherited a lot of glazed pots in my new house….they will be sold on Ebay.
Looking for a bird bath now…..an unusual one.
Gotta love Ebay
I hope they grow quickly for you Leigh. Just remember that all plants need water, light and some sort of food – it’s the quantities that
vary.
I’ll keep my fingers crossed for longevity and good health of your new garden bed.
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I’m not a green thumb by any means..more a black thumb. but i think it looks fantastic. I cant wait to see the stick in the pot grow
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I’ve just recently discovered Ebay’s plant selection too…In fact, came home today to some Bamboo seeds I’d ordered.
At about $40 a plant, I figured it was better to try and grow them myself first.
I like that sellers are usually pretty good about selling you full propagation instructions etc. Kind of makes it a more personal experience than buying them from a nursery or bunnings.
Good luck!!!!
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