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Landscaping Tips to Reduce Maintenance

With our busy schedules, we want to spend less time gardening and more time relaxing in our well-manicured lawns. Considering the high costs of hiring a landscape maintenance company, we aim to implement landscape designs requiring little to no maintenance. Here is how to achieve that. Removing needy perennial plants is vital because experts estimate that 20% of your maintenance time will be spent on your garden.


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It would help if you then replaced these needy plants with new low-maintenance alternatives to keep your garden looking plush and beautiful. Another great tip is to minimize the amount of watering you do. This should be easy to do after getting rid of the needy plants. You can then settle into a manageable routine where you can water your plants every seven days with a 10-day break. Don't let the summer heat pressure you into watering plants more than you have to. As days go by, dirt accumulates, creating a surface prime for weeds. To minimize this occurrence, sprinkle about two inches of bare dust every three years. Also, remember that you can invest in a hardscape and still have an appealing yard that requires no maintenance.