You want to upgrade your backyard but your budget is limited! This is a big problem that prevents your desire. Don’t worry when you are reading this post. Here we will share 12 budget-friendly ideas for the landscaping of your backyard that your neighbor will envy. All these ideas here are inspired by affordable pergolas, arbors, and pathways, so you can redo your backyard without blowing your budget. Check them out to see how beautiful they are.

These ideas here are so beautiful and impressive, right? You just spend a little time and create them under your imagination. They will become heaven where you can immerse in nature, drink a cup of tea, read a good book, and enjoy great things around you. They are quiet and peaceful in the beauty of nature. Save them and make some for your garden according to these inspiring designs.

#1 Find Your Zen

A small meditation room looks out on a grassy lawn contained by a colorful perennial bed.

#2 Old World, Meet New

A beautiful wall with Spanish arches serves as the backdrop for this gorgeous backyard lounge area.

#3 Have a Seat

A pergola and vigorous container plants create a cool, shady spot to hang out on a hot summer day.

#4 Smell the Roses

Climbing roses and statues define this sanctuary and separate it from the rest of the yard.

#5 Pull Up a (Vintage) Chair

Four redwood posts and decomposed-granite flooring define a sitting area within this small garden.

#6 Visit the Tropics

This small garden maximizes usable space and creates the feeling of a tropical hideaway.

#7 Grassy Oasis

At the beach, where sand usually rules, this rooftop garden offers a welcome oasis of soft, green grass.

#8 Transform an Entry

A small side entry is transformed into usable garden space with a stylish pergola that blocks the view of second-story neighbors and creates sufficient shade for the large windows.

#9 Take in the View

A path carved into the side of a hill leads to a rustic bench and this quiet garden spot

#10 Steps Away

Old World-style stairs guide visitors through lush gardens to a secluded seating area.

#11 Meditate in Style

In this garden, a simple stone bench provides a place to be still and enjoy the play of light and shadow.

#12 Tame the Weeds

A sloping, weedy backyard became three levels of very usable space in this beautiful makeover.