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Worth splurging In small areas where the hard landscaping is the focal point of the design, it’s worth going for your top choice of material and looking for other areas in which to save money. If your original plan for the garden included an expansive sandstone patio and pathways, keep the patio in sandstone but reduce its size, and replace the pathways with some simple stepping stones in sandstone – fewer stones are cheaper and easier to install.
“Be mindful of your paving choices early in the design process, as these can range in price dramatically,” advises landscape architect June Scott. “Treatments such as gravel are relatively inexpensive, both as a material cost and to install, compared to mortared-in stone, which can be quite costly.”
The garden is overlooked by a car park, so Roberto included large, leafy Eriobotrya japonica trees in each corner to screen the view, as well as creating a pleasing canopy and dampening the noise for anyone enjoying the garden below.
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