Frugal Yard Maintenance + Landscaping

<p>We are starting in on our summertime listener requests today with a show all about making the most of your outdoor space, no matter how big or small, as inexpensively as possible.</p><p><b>Sponsors: </b></p><ul><li><b>Listeners like you:</b> We love you guys. You are the third most important reason we keep doing this podcast behind liking each other and the money. And if you would like to support the show head to FrugalFriendsPodcast.com/support to find free and inexpensive ways you can help us big time with little effort!</li><li><b>Neighbor shame:</b> Want to get your neighbor to mow their overgrown lawn? Send neighbor kids to knock on their door with a lawn mower various days throughout the week. The neighbor kids will either make some money mowing the lawn or the neighbor will eventually be shamed into doing it themself. Neighbor shame, if you care more about your neighborhood looking nice than actually being nice. </li></ul><p><b>Notable Notes:</b></p><p><b>What the Internet has to say:</b></p><p>This article from <a href='https://www.budgetdumpster.com/blog/backyard-landscaping-ideas-on-a-budget/'>Budget Dumpster </a>gives us some great ideas for making our yards look great on a budget</p><p><b>What Jen + Jill have to say:</b></p><ul><li>Vertical Garden - consider this approach if short on space AND can be inexpensive to make if using recycled materials (i.e bottles, containers)</li><li>Utilize Color - consider how you use paint; if you have ‘mismatched’ planters but prefer a more clean look - paint it!</li><li>Look for plant swaps in your area</li><li>Plant useful! FORM AND FUNCTION<ul><li>Rosemary - fleas+ticks</li><li>Peppermint - ants, spiders mosquitoes</li><li>Basil - mosquitoes + house flies</li><li>Lavender (the cadillac of plants!)- moths, fleas, flies, mosquitos</li></ul></li><li>Ground cover - natural perennial ground cover (i.e. sedum, creeping periwinkle, violets, pansies, snow glories, moss flox)</li><li>Incorporate inexpensive lighting, fire pit, seating</li><li>Compost instead of mulch, f