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Ready2Play · 10-11-2012, 03:48 PM

Haha...well, it actually wasn't that bad all said and done. I'm unemployed with a small VA disability payment, and she only makes $10 an hour, so we have minimal budget after bills. We did this on that budget, and that is the main reason it took a few months to complete.

A lot of the stuff was free believe it or not. Telephone poles, mulch, and a lot of the plants were free from the city or craigslist. The most expensive parts were the concrete border and tall palm. We also have a friend at a landscaping company who gave us great deals on the topsoil/mushroom compost and the sand. Plus, my grandfather was able to get most of the concrete statues free as well. Let me see ...I haven't even figured it out so i will on here:

Telephone Poles - Free
Mulch - Free
Some plants -free
Concrete statues - $100 for ones we did buy (2 giant tiki men)
Palm - $400 delivered and planted (the one hole we didn't dig)
Border -$675
Plants- $350
Landscape Fabric - $250
Gazebo - $40 + $65 for new cover
Hammocks - $70
Sand and Dirt - $65
Lighting - $100
Tiki Torches - $20 (love sales!)
Paint and misc - $150
Fire Pit plus accessories/gas components - $250

I think that is about it besides all the work and such we put in. So just barely over $2000...not too bad IMO considering it was built as a wedding setting that we could keep versus paying $3000 for a venue for one day.

10-11-2012, 03:48 PM	#8 (permalink)
Ready2Play Pete Location: Auburn, GA Find me on the map! Zone: 8 Name: Pete Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 50 BananaBucks : 22,769 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 25 Times in 6 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 2 Times	Re: My back yard finally complete! Haha...well, it actually wasn't that bad all said and done. I'm unemployed with a small VA disability payment, and she only makes $10 an hour, so we have minimal budget after bills. We did this on that budget, and that is the main reason it took a few months to complete. A lot of the stuff was free believe it or not. Telephone poles, mulch, and a lot of the plants were free from the city or craigslist. The most expensive parts were the concrete border and tall palm. We also have a friend at a landscaping company who gave us great deals on the topsoil/mushroom compost and the sand. Plus, my grandfather was able to get most of the concrete statues free as well. Let me see ...I haven't even figured it out so i will on here: Telephone Poles - Free Mulch - Free Some plants -free Concrete statues - $100 for ones we did buy (2 giant tiki men) Palm - $400 delivered and planted (the one hole we didn't dig) Border -$675 Plants- $350 Landscape Fabric - $250 Gazebo - $40 + $65 for new cover Hammocks - $70 Sand and Dirt - $65 Lighting - $100 Tiki Torches - $20 (love sales!) Paint and misc - $150 Fire Pit plus accessories/gas components - $250 I think that is about it besides all the work and such we put in. So just barely over $2000...not too bad IMO considering it was built as a wedding setting that we could keep versus paying $3000 for a venue for one day.