Setting a Budget brings us to Tip Number 4 for your 2026 Landscape

Determine what you want to invest in your landscape for 2026.

Setting a Budget is Must Do Number Four for your 2026 landscape.

Be frank with your landscape contractor if he or she asks what your budget is.  There are usually multiple different ways to fix or improve your landscape and none of them cost the same.  Being upfront with your budget eliminates wasted time and work for both the homeowner and contractor.  It saves you time reviewing proposals that are outside of your budget and saves the contractor time in generating detailed proposals that will never turn into reality.  It streamlines everything.

Time is literally the most important thing we have in this world.  Any good contractor who is aware of the investment you want to make will do everything in their power to maximize the value of your money.  Think about it....if the landscape contractor doesn't know your budget, he may propose the cheapest option he can come up with, and while it may solve your problem or enhance an area you dislike, you could have gotten a much nicer plant package, a stone wall instead of a wooden wall or pavers instead of concrete.

Maximizing the value of your hard earned money by providing the most bang for your buck should be a major priority of any good landscape contractor.