If you have the good fortune of developing a plan that falls below your budget, consider the following options:

• Spend the surplus on upgraded irrigation system components.
• Spend the surplus on upgraded hardscape materials.
• Add a feature you did not include in the preliminary plan because you thought it would be too expensive.
• Set aside the surplus amount for future additions or modifications to your landscape.

If your ultimate landscape design has exceeded your budget, consider these options:

• Scale back the original plan by excluding one or more features you can live without.
• Reduce the cost by purchasing smaller trees.
• Purchase fewer services and do more of the work yourself.
• Retain your complete plan and install it in phases.