Hello and happy weekend to you all.  I’m back with another Stylish Sunday post and this week it’s a lovely collection of items you can buy to update your front garden.

Last week I shared a few pictures of my front garden and all the lovely comments and pins of the image of my made me think it might be a good idea to share some tips on how to make a quick, easy and cheap transformation.

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The mood board I’ve put together gives a general idea of some of the ways that you can play with colour and texture in a front garden and the fun thing is to add something every few months which therefore spreads out the costs.

Thrifty places to buy great front garden stuff:

• Supermarkets (Sainsburys and Morrisons)
• Local Market Stall
• Poundland and 99p store
• Homesense / TK Maxx
• Freecycle
• Discount Section in Garden Centre’s
• The Range (those with a gardening section)
• Dunelm Mill
• Ikea
• Argos

Grow, grow grow:
I haven’t always been the most natural gardener, but climbing plants I would recommend as good value for money are the passion flower, which grows like a weed and has the most exotic flowers and the Jasmin which is equally beautiful, smells heavenly and grows without fuss. (I bought mine on a 3 for 2 at Homebase.)  I like to buy perennials for the flower beds as these grow back year on year and my favourite has been lavender, (ours has grown about 8 x it’s original size in 2 years) and the Hebe, which has beautiful purple flowers. (Also from Homebase)  I also have lots of bulbs as these too grow back but are only around for short periods of time, daffodils and gladioli are striking and I want to try tulips but haven’t got round to it yet. (So far I’ve bought my bulbs from Poundland and The Range)

Paint the town:
Another thing that has made a massive difference has been masonry PAINT!  I managed to convince my husband that we didn’t need to knock the 1970′s wall from the front of the house but instead painted it and it has been money well spent.  Even though the paint itself was nearly £20, just freshening up the exterior can make the curb appeal massively improved.

Accessorise:
Like with any room inside the home, what makes each room personal is the finishing touches and these can be hard to find on a budget for the garden.  We have a wicker heart on our front door which really makes the house will like a home.  I got this from Primark for £1.99 but you can find nice ones at Dunelm Mill.  My tip would be avoid going to garden centres for the accessories as they tend to be hugely marked up, try the less obvious places like Primark or the 99p store instead.

p.s This post is not sponsored, I’m just sharing my tips for great places to buy garden goods without breaking the bank.