Creating a Maintenance-Free Landscape Is Possible
Mulch serves as a valuable ally for low-maintenance landscaping, aiding in moisture retention, weed prevention, and enhancing the overall appearance of planting beds with its uniform color and texture.
As much as a beautiful, eye-catching landscape is desirable for many residential and commercial property owners, gardening is not for everyone. Property owners wonder if creating a landscape that is attractive and minimal in maintenance is possible. The answer is a resounding yes! Professional landscape teams have perfected the art of creating various landscape designs.
Following are some of the methods they use.
Understanding low-maintenance landscaping
It’s not about zero landscape maintenance but significantly reducing the time, money, and effort spent on ongoing care. Low-maintenance landscaping means enjoying a beautiful yard with minimal pruning, weeding, watering, and other upkeep activities.
Designing well
The initial plan or design forms the cornerstone of any low-maintenance landscape. Among the crucial things, a landscape design should consider the local climate and the yard’s characteristics. For example, in a region that experiences severe droughts, a lawn of grass requiring substantial watering is not suitable. Instead, incorporating native plants that can survive on natural rainfall may be an excellent low-maintenance solution.
Choose native plants
Plant choice is crucial in ensuring a landscape remains vibrant with minimal care. Perennials, for instance, are efficient as they require less watering, fertilizing, and pruning than other plants. Alternatively, property owners can use native plants that are already accustomed to the local climate and pests, requiring very minimal care.
Reduced lawn area
Most traditional landscapes have the lawn as a focal point, which involves significant maintenance ranging from mowing and watering to fertilizing. Reducing the lawn can lessen the high-maintenance aspect of landscapes. Consider implementing paved paths, gravel beds, or decking instead.
Include mulch
Mulch is a low-maintenance landscaper’s best companion. Not only does mulch help the soil retain moisture, but it inhibits weeds and adds a finished look to a planting bed. Mulching can also add an aesthetic appeal by providing a uniform color and texture across the landscape.
Install automated irrigation
Watering a vast landscape can be draining—literally and figuratively. The amount of time saved using an automated irrigation system justifies the initial investment. Property owners can choose a sprinkler system or soaker hoses depending on the landscape’s size and complexity. The result is an adequately hydrated landscape without manual labor.
When to call in a professional
Setting up a low-maintenance landscape is a complex task, riddled with numerous choices and decisions. But creating a virtually maintenance-free landscape is achievable; it requires the proper planning, design, and execution.
Landscape experts help property owners every step of the way on their way to success. A beautiful yard that doesn’t consume a property owner’s free time is possible with tailor-made landscape designs.
With over 10 years of experience in the Peoria, Arizona, area, HS Irrigation and Landscape Lighting offers sprinkler design and installation, irrigation repair and maintenance, drip irrigation, and landscape lighting design and installation. Feel free to call us at 623 292 5478.
