INEXPENSIVE CURB APPEAL UPGRADES

Walk across the street from your house, turn around, take a good look at your yard and ask yourself if you're impressed by what you see. You can get a bang for your buck on a limited budget . . .

For $100, you can ...

Create a welcoming entrance with 1 or 2 big pots filled with colorful plants. Buy seeds & cover much more ground than $100 worth of plants.

For $500, you can ...

Invest in a couple of great architectural pots & make a statement at your entrance.
Spruce up your foundation plantings with a border of long-blooming perennials.

For $1,000, you can ...

Redo an area of your garden or even a small backyard, Add several evergreen plants, both trees and shrubs, to punctuate an entrance.Install landscape lighting to illuminate the path to your front door.
Buy a small, freestanding water feature,& add rocks, boulders and plantings to make it look natural.
Complete Article by By Cameron Huddleston of Kiplinger