Investing in the Outdoor Living Luxury Lifestyle
For many of us and for many years, the thought of bringing our dream outdoor spaces to life by way of adding entertainment areas to our gardens has been seen as little more than just that – a dream. A luxury reserved solely to the fortunate, affluent few who could afford the presumed “staggering cost” of a garden makeover, which would no doubt be enjoyed long after its completion, but ultimately at an unjustifiable price point.
Here’s the good news though: Infinite Landscaping & Groundworks can immediately dispel these myths for you!
According to an article posted earlier this month by This Is Money, not only is your ideal back garden likely to cost far less than you might think, but the value added to your property as a result often far outweighs the initial expenditure.
Rather than asking if you can afford a garden makeover, really you should be asking if you can afford not to get one.
Read on to find out how one of this year’s top landscape gardening trends is no longer simply a great-to-have, but is a worthwhile investment…
The “Cost” of Installing an Outdoor Kitchen Area
One of the more popular garden makeover options in the UK at the moment is to install a kitchen in your garden, and while prices will of course vary depending on how much garden space you’ll be wanting to convert into an outdoor kitchen and dining area, as well as depending upon the type and number of components that you wish to for it to have, a typical cost for a high-quality bespoke outdoor kitchen, according to Checkatrade – of whom we are proud members, maintaining a perfect “10” rating for over ten years – could cost in the region of £15,000.
Now while some of you may be reading that figure and deliberating over whether or not you could justify that spend, This Is Money would urge you to look beyond the initial outlay and think strategically. A high quality outdoor kitchen area may well cost around £15,000, but in doing so, you will have added around 5% to your property’s overall value — or to put it another way, over £15,000 on the average UK house’s valuation and over £22,000 on a £400,000 home.
From an overall satisfaction, cost and ROI standpoint, it’s fair to say that you get back more than what you paid – and that’s just looking at the there and then. When you consider too that mainstream house prices are forecast to increase by 23.4% (£84,000) between 2025 and 2029 in any case, according to Savills, can installing an outdoor kitchen and captilising upon maximising your property’s increased value really be seen as anything other than a wise choice?
From Cooking Out To Chilling Out
In our previous blog, we listed the top landscape gardening trends of 2025, and what was very clear was that each trend’s driven by changing homeowner priorities post-pandemic – outdoor living should no longer be considered a luxury, but a lifestyle expectation.
With that in mind, buyers are placing increasing value on functional, sociable outdoor spaces that blur the lines between indoor and outdoor living. We’ve so far touched upon properties and property owners that manage this through the addition of an outdoor kitchen area, but truthfully any additions that make the most of your outdoor space, particularly those that extend the amount of time in the day or year that you could comfortably spend out there, effectively pay for themselves.
An increasingly popular option in the UK is to install a hot tub, which according to a survey conducted by Lloyds Bank, could add an average of 4% to your property’s overall value, but this is heavily contingent upon the hot tub being of a decent quality and well-maintained up until the point of sale. A fair estimation of the combined purchase, installation and first year supply cost for a high-quality hot tub would be £19,000 to £20,000.
Fire pits with seating surrounding its perimeter, particularly those under a covered canopy, are another option well-worth considering, allowing you and your guests to keep cozy and warm outside for longer, and according to Checkatrade could cost on average around £2500 – £3500, dependent largely upon whether you’re considering a metal or ceramic fire bowl, and the size and material of the overall fire pit area.
Getting More For Your Money
On the subject of materials, another top landscape gardening trend that we covered earlier this year is that of sustainability, particularly in regards to making soft and hard landscaping choices. Sustainability has always been at the heart of our philosophy here at Infinite Landscaping & Groundworks in any case, but contextually this can be a significant money saver and make your return on investment go even further.
Repurposing materials such as old bricks or wood into storage units, for example, can be a very efficient way of decluttering your house or garage whilst driving down the cost of otherwise purchasing the required materials. This was done to great effect at the Cobham property that we worked upon earlier this year, covered in this blog, with the additional benefit of the reused materials being in keeping aesthetically with the folly at the property.
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