How Do You Create A Low Maintenance Landscape?
Some homeowners, even if they have a green thumb, may prefer to have a landscape that requires little attention. Low maintenance does not mean no maintenance. You will need to do something, but the time spent with the landscape will be minimal. Choose a slow growing grass like zoysia, centipede, carpetgrass, or eco lawn, which is particularly slow growing. You can forgo watering, letting nature take its course, or install an irrigation system. Fertilizing and weed control can be skipped. You will need to periodically mow the grass. Use a mower with an attached clippings bag so you won’t have to rake grass, a potential problem if you wait a long period between mowings. Reduce the amount of grass you need to mow by increasing the width of the side walk, patio/deck, or by adding a pool, dry river bed, mulch/flower/plants along a walkway, or trees with large areas of mulch surrounding them. (The mower can be used to collect fallen leaves.) For shrubbery, go for slow growing varieties like
