12 Ways To Create A Low-Maintenance Garden
Read on below to discover more ways to design a garden so as to reduce the time you need to spend on mowing, weeding and keeping things tidy.
3. Limit planting space. While I?m not advocating wall-to-wall hardscape from a design perspective, there?s no denying that it would cut down on the time spent mowing, mulching and general garden bed maintenance.
Look at the ratio of planting space to patio in this backyard in Wiltshire, England. Despite its small square footage, the narrow planting bed bordering the seating area has big impact in the design by being lifted to waist-height in an L-shaped raised bed. The dwarf trees, trained to a standard form, and the mix of culinary herbs and perennial mourning bride flowers (Scabiosa atropurpurea) don?t require too much care to look good.This planting bed in San Francisco features rosette-forming Echeveria ?Perle von N?rnberg?, Breeze mat rush (Lomandra longifolia ?LM300?), silver ?Big Ears? lamb?s ears (Stachys byzantina ?Big Ears?) and ?Elijah Blue? blue fescue (Festuca glauca ?Elijah Blue?).
4. Choose unfussy plants well-suited to your area. Getting the right plant in the right place may take a bit of effort upfront, but it can be a major time and money saver in the long run. Don?t insist on growing citrus in slow-draining soil or rhododendrons in a dry, windswept area. Likewise, if you don?t have the time for pruning, it?s probably best to skip climbing roses, ficus or wisteria, which can easily get out of hand without proper maintenance. Instead, choose plants that naturally grow in your area or similar climate regions and that need little care to thrive.
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