Instead of buying expensive decorations and lighting. Try a Discount store like Big Lots or Deseret Industries or craft stores. You could even use old Christmas tree lights instead of costly ones. Christmas tree lights make a gazebo or garden magical at night. You can also find pathway lights cheap at Big Lots or Family Dollar. You can also try making your own decorations. I know of a woman who took round flat rocks, painted them red, and drew in marker a face and wings. They were the cutest lady bugs! She then put them in her garden. Another woman I knew used sticks to make the most amazing birdhouses, than paint them to look realistic. Don't be afraid to get creative, have fun doing it! If you are one of those people who just have problems getting started. Try asking friends or neighbors for their secrets. I love to go for long drives in the nice neighborhoods in the spring and look at their creations. This is also a great way to see landscaping ideas you may not have thought about.If you don't have materials on hand,I go to Home Depot for this. Some of my decorations are a large birdhouse made from scrap wood, dowels, painted and stained shingles, and fake birds for affect! The other is a cheap painted garden stepping stone I glued to a metal design and hung it on my fence.
