Like everything else, landscaping in Calgary is getting more and more expensive. If you need landscaping for your entire property or just front or back yard and you are on a tight budget, Chinook landscaping can help. We’ll listen to your concerns and create a landscape that works well for you but doesn’t make you lose sleep at night.
It is best to try to complete all your landscaping at once but if you can’t afford to do this then there are options that will give you a comfortable landscape and also allow you to add to it in the future.
What are some cost saving landscape options?
We think large trees are a necessity in your landscape.
We always recommend planting the larger caliper trees -caliper meaning width across trunk in inches or mm- early on in your landscaping. These large trees are very heavy and awkward and are nice to have in place as part of your landscaping essentials. Your yard and your family will benefit from the shade created by the trees, and they very much help to give you privacy in your yard and give you a sense of nature at your back door. Open yards with grass only can be somewhat plain and barren feeling, but of course the choice is yours.
Sod for front and back yard lawn
Installing sod to create a lawn in your front or back lawn would be the minimal landscaping you could choose. You could choose this option if you had limited funds or if you are uncertain about what else you want for different landscaping components. One advantage to this is you can always cut out portions of sod and create your landscaping in its place. For example, in your backyard you could cut out a area for a patio and fire pit. Of course, you end up paying for sod you throw away, so it is best to try to install major landscaping projects at the start.
Natural edge flower beds.
To reduce costs you could choose a natural edge for your flower beds instead of using stack stone or natural stone. A natural edge simply means the border would be edged down about 6 inches with an edger and there would be no stone, plastic or other material or border used as an edge.
Use less stone in your landscaping.
For flower beds you could reduce the height of your stone border, thereby reducing the overall stone used and this would lower the cost.
Small patios and narrower walkways can also help reduce costs of stone and the labor to install it.
If you would like to discuss more landscaping options or to request a free estimate call Chinook Landscaping Calgary at: 403-454-5957