5.17.2020

How to Enjoy Your Garden Without the Hard Work

If your garden is not quite everything you want it to be in terms of the ease of maintenance it offers, it’s easy to just let it go to ruin. But when that happens, your garden becomes less usable and you simply won’t want to spend time in it. To avoid all that, you need to create a garden without any of the hard work that’s usually associated with maintaining a garden. Here are the best steps to take.

Create a Paved Living Area

Having a paved area in your garden could be just what your outdoor space needs. It’ll create a living area that can be used for dining or simply for relaxing by adding a nice sofa. The fact that this entire space will be paved over means that there will be very little in the way of maintenance for you to take care of and that’s probably what you’re looking for.

Plant Your Flowers and Plants in Contained Boxes

If you want to have plants and flowers in your garden but you don’t want them to grow wildly in flower beds, you should plant them in contained boxes instead. This makes sense because they’re much easier to maintain and take care of when they’re in raised boxes. It even means that you don’t need to bend down very far when it comes to weeding and other basic tasks.


Have an Artificial Lawn Laid

If the lawn is one of your biggest headaches right now but you don’t like the idea of paving over it entirely, one option is to have quality artificial grass laid in its place. That way, you still get the visual appeal of a carefully maintained lawn but you don’t have to worry at all about mowing it and keeping it in good shape, which is a task not many people enjoy much at all.

Plant Evergreens for Lower Maintenance

There are some types of plants that are much easier to maintain than others. So if you want to make your garden easier to deal with going forward, you should make sure you choose ones that are not going to make your life more difficult than it needs to be. The best way to go about it is to plant evergreens because they’re very low maintenance.

Keep Things Minimalist

Finally, you should adopt an overall philosophy of minimalism when it comes to planning your garden and making changes to it. There’s no need to overcomplicate things because that’s how your garden becomes difficult to maintain and take care of. If you make the wrong choices, you’ll only make more problems for yourself than you need to.

Everyone wants to enjoy their garden, but most people don’t have the time, energy or expertise to make it look incredible in the way they imagine. But if you follow the guidance above, that might not be the case. It’s more than possible to create a stunning and enjoyable low maintenance garden.

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