Feel like your patio needs a bit of a pick-me-up? You don't have delve deep into your pockets to give your garden a much needed makeover.

There's lots of things you can do to your patio on a budget that can transform your usual display. Here are just a few of our favourite ideas! 

New patio pots

Repurposing your patio pots is a cheap and effective way of adding some snazz to your garden. Giving them a fresh coat of paint can do wonders! Why not try adding a few swirls too? 

Buying some seasonal bedding and trailing plants is another great way of adding colour to your garden for less. They're easy to plant and can provide instant results. 

Divide plants for extras!

Have a few older perennials that are looking a bit bushy and overcrowded? You can lift and divide these plants to create some new plants! Simply pop them in separate pots or away from each other in the flower bed and jobs a goodun'. 

Lights, lights, lights

Never underestimate the effect some outdoor lights can have on the garden. Especially now, when the sun sets faster and the garden is dark by 6 pm. 

Adding a few lights can help you see your remaining plants in the garden throughout the evening. They are also a perfect backdrop for any hangout or seating area, whatever the season. 

DIY Wall planters

Feel like your walls and fences need some sprucing? You can create your own planters with ease, and popping them onto a fence or wall can be a breeze. 

Find a lost tin, small plastic pot, or container of your choice. Give it some paint (if you want) and fill it with bedding plants of your choice. Trailing varieties would look good in these planters. Attaching them to the wall can be done with something as simple as a screw into the area of your choice. Or it can be more elaborate by attaching them to a wire frame like pictured above, or to a rail that's attached to the wall. 

Either way, this DIY wall planter can take a space that's empty to embellished in moments. Why not give it a try?