A FATHER and son team have revealed how they saved £15,000 while transforming their huge abandoned garden.
The pair posted a timelapse video to their YouTube channel DIY Journey to document that amazing makeover.
The clip shows the garden transitioning from a wild, overgrown mess to a lush, green paradise.
At the start, it was covered in dead grass, tree roots and rubble.
However, they soon set to work excavating the dried-out mound of soil with a rented JCB.
Putin accused of surrounding himself with same 'actors' at series of events
After it had been stripped back to live soil, they rolled it and planted grass to create a vibrant lawn.
Wood chips helped to tidy up the flower beds and the area around several tree stumps.
Given the tiered setup of the garden, they walled off the higher part with thick beams and installed steps in one side to provide access to the house.
On the lower tier, they used a brick border to act as a sharp divide and installed patio slabs on top of rolled gravel.
Finally, they installed an amazing sprinkler system through a trench in the grass, that was then filled in to cover it.
The sprinkler heads could be turned on and off, as well as set on a time delay, from an app on the son's phone.
The end result was a clean, colourful garden that would certainly add value onto almost any home.
Commenters were quick to share their praise on social media.
One wrote: "What a beautiful transformation.
"A lot of sweat went into that makeover, but the results are stunning.
Edinburgh Hogmanay revellers stuck in queues for TWO HOURS in torrential rain
"Who wouldn't want a backyard paradise like that. Awesome."
Another added: "The amount of hard labour that you have put in does credit to you.
"I love the split-level garden and the way you have created the steps."
Best of all, though, the duo claim to have saved £15,000 by renting tools and doing all the work themselves.
