The following was published on Home Industry Standard Design as a guest post for Canvas Vows. 

Whether you’re a new homeowner or are just looking to give your backyard a much-needed update, your next project is to create the backyard of your dreams. You’ve updated your kitchen, renovated your bathrooms and transformed your living space into a beautiful open concept layout — what you need now is to focus on creating that backyard oasis you’ve always wanted.

But, where to start?

More importantly, how do you do DIY landscaping ideas on a budget? Fortunately, there are a lot of wonderful affordable backyard DIY landscaping ideas to help get you started. Keep in mind you don’t need to transform your backyard in one weekend — if you space out your backyard projects over a couple weeks, you’ll have the backyard of your dreams in no time. For all the best affordable backyard DIY landscaping ideas, keep reading!

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