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Low Maintenance Landscaping Can Help You Relax

A well-designed landscape can be the most relaxing place on earth, especially after a hard day at work. However, few of us want to spend the energy or time needed on mowing, pruning, and other chores to keep our lawns looking great. For those of us who don’t want to spend the upcoming spring behind a mower, there’s low maintenance landscaping.
Low Maintenance Landscaping Solution #1: Groundcover
One of the best ways to keep the mower in the garage: Don’t have a lot of grass.
The University of Missouri Extension suggests the following:
“Keep large enough grassy areas for entertaining needs and play areas, but convert excess turf areas into plantings with lower maintenance needs. Groundcovers are often better choices than turf for steep slopes difficult to mow or shady areas where grass does not grow well.”
Groundcover can give you more color and texture options, create areas that look more appealing than turf grass — and can reduce your overall workload in the process.
We recommend ornamental grasses. Blue fescue and ajuga are “grasses” and don’t require any mowing.
This strategy means liberal use of mulch, which helps keep the weeds at bay and conditions your soil for more productive planting in the future.
Low Maintenance Landscaping Solution #2: Plants
Another key feature of a low-maintenance design is simplicity and its most important component may
This is because some plants just need more maintenance than others. Be choosy and select plants with moderate growth rates, few pest problems
Butterfly bushes can cover a lot of ground and require very little pruning.
The University of Missouri Extension goes so far to say that every plant in your plan should serve a purpose. They advise that you to…
“Allow enough space for each plant to grow to its full size without constant pruning to keep it in bounds. Use several different types of plants to create interesting textures and colors in the landscape…”
Low Maintenance Landscaping Solution #3: Trees
Trees give your landscaping a focal point that alleviates the need to add other flourishes. Occasional pruning may be required, but on the whole, trees need a lot less hand-holding than most other forms of landscaping. Plus they look good with simple rings of mulch, with or without paver edges, adding more landscaping space that you won’t have to think about.
River birch works well in our wet climate and is resistant to borers. It’s one of the most resilient trees you can pick. You also can’t go wrong with a white oak.
You’ll want to avoid pine trees if you want a low maintenance landscape.
Contact us today to meet with a designer so they can go over your specific needs. Our designers will work with you to create that beautiful, relaxing and low maintenance landscape you’ve always wanted.
We answer phones Monday-Friday 8-5. If you have questions, please call (301) 656-6414.
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