It’s a fact that all landscapes require some maintenance levels for them to remain attractive; however, some landscapes require more maintenance than others. To help you out here are ideas of some of the best low-maintenance landscapes ideas that you can go with:
Plants and flowers
You should go for plants and flowers that require minimal pruning, weeding and watering. Some of the best plants that you should go for are flowering shrubs. The cool thing with these plants is that they grow for long on their own.
When it comes to flowers you should go with: thyme, chamomile, daylilies, yarrow, violets, lavender, roses, and rosemary. To have an easy time you should get rid of all grass on your backyard.
Patios and walkways
Patios and walkways are important landscape features. Just like you should go for low-maintenance plants, you should also go for low-maintenance patio and walkways. As rule of thumb you should avoid expensive wooden decks.
When it comes to walkways, you should install brick or stone walkways.
If you aren’t sure of the best walkways or patio to go for, you should sit down with your landscaping contractor and come up with great ideas.
Gardening techniques
To reduce the amount of time you spend on your landscape you need to come up with unique gardening techniques. Some of the best techniques to use are:
Group similar plants together: if you have plants that need similar care you should plant them in the same area. This saves a lot of time as you use one technique on all the plants.
Create borders: to prevent growth of weeds and separate grass from flowers you should create borders. You don’t have to spend a lot of money to establish borders as you can simply lay stones or bricks in your target areas. You should work together with your landscape designer and come up with attractive ways of creating borders.
Use mulching: as you probably know, mulching aids in keeping weeds out, provides nutrients to the plant and maintains soil moisture. There are different types of mulch that you can use. The most affordable materials that you can use are: bark, sawdust, and wood chips.
If you have a larger budget and would like to give your landscape a great look you should go for mulch that comes with a vegetable dye.
Conclusion
These are just a few of low-maintenance landscape ideas that you can put into place. For ideal results you should work closely with an experienced landscape expert.