Nick Moore Design Blog Designing for impact not cost

Heard an architect proclaim that the quality of fittings in a project has less than 10% impact on how well a space works. This got me thinking how this might relate to landscape design projects. While I'm a firm believer that you never get quality at a low price, with budgets on all projects being tight to say the least its worth considering where you might save on the build without compromising on the result. So here in no particular order are some 'lower cost' strategies that might help stretch your landscape design dollar. A quick disclaimer, by low cost I'm talking 'lower than other options' cost that provide long term value ( no point saving today if you have to pay to replace it tomorrow, think cheap landscape lighting)