6 Front Garden Upgrades That Cost Under $100 Each

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A front garden is usually small, usually neglected, and seen by more people than any other part of the property — including, eventually, whoever buys or rents it. It is also the cheapest space in the house to improve, because the changes that matter most out front are about tidiness and structure rather than expensive planting.

Six upgrades follow, each under $100, CA$140 or £75, and each finishable in a weekend. They are ordered so that every one builds on the last: edges before mulch, mulch before planting, planting before lighting. Do them in order over six weekends and a bare patch of ground becomes something people look at twice.

1. 1. Cut clean edges and define the boundaries
2. 2. Repaint the front door
3. 3. Put two large matching planters by the door
4. 4. Mulch the bare soil
5. 5. Get a climber onto the wall or fence
6. 6. Add lighting and hide the bins

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