The evolving backyard is about showing you what can be achieved on the one site with three different levels of spend. After transforming the yard with a modest spend, this time Charlie is raising the budget and raising the height. He’s going to add an arbour and four feature trees to give the garden a vertical accent and really set the tone for the space. After this second week of upgrades, there are two distinct areas of the garden. Just how far can it evolve?
WATCH: Charlie's transformation, Stage 3
Cheap backyard makeover: Stage 2
The evolving backyard is about showing you what can be achieved on the one site with three different levels of spend. After transforming the yard with a modest spend, this time Charlie is raising the budget and raising the height. He’s going to add an arbour and four feature trees to give the garden a vertical accent and really set the tone for the space. After this second week of upgrades, there are two distinct areas of the garden. Just how far can it evolve?
WATCH: Charlie's transformation, Stage 2
Cheap backyard makeover: Stage 1
With the cost of living going up and stretching household budgets, you may not have as much money to transform your back garden as you once did. So, Charlie will transform the one backyard three times with the budget increasing each time to show you what you get for various levels of spend. And of course, there’ll be lots of cost saving tips along the way. In this first week, a plain, square backyard is given the least expensive makeover; adding edging, plants and stepping stones to give it some interest. Next week, the budget goes up and so does the garden.
WATCH: Charlie's backyard makeover, Stage 1
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