Low-Maintenance Landscaping Ideas for Your Garden

If you want a beautiful garden but don’t have time to dedicate to gardening and maintenance, we’ve put together six low-maintenance landscaping tips that will keep your garden looking great year-round with almost zero effort. If you want more ideas, our professional landscapers in Salisbury can help you design a low-maintenance back garden that looks great without the fuss.

Use Drought-Tolerant Plants

Watering is one of the main chores people hate to do in their gardens. By using drought-tolerant plants, you’ll need to water less and they’re usually happy with just the rain when we’re not going through a rare heatwave here in the UK.

There are some lovely options that look pretty that work for a variety of soils and climates. If you’d like help planning your low-maintenance garden, we can advise on the best plants. But if you’d like to do it yourself, your local garden centre experts will be able to help.

Replace Turf with Ground Covers

Mowing the grass is another high-maintenance task that really isn’t needed if you don’t have pets or kids that need a large lawn. Instead, opt for a ground cover plant that doesn’t need mowing. This is also a great option for insects and wildlife that thrive in ground covering plants.

Choose Carefree Shrubs and Trees

Both shrubs and trees are very easy to care for and require little input to thrive. Many plants are bred to be smaller in stature (such as the dwarf conifer) which will also prevent anything from getting too large in your garden as it grows.

Again, we can give you our advice on the best shrubs for your garden if you’d like some expert help on creating a low-maintenance landscape.

Hardscape with Permeable Materials

Patio pavers are almost zero maintenance so a great addition for your back garden. Any type of patio, walkway, or courtyard adds interest to a garden, gives an area to walk or sit, and means you won’t need to maintain flowers or grass.

All patios should be made from permeable materials to let the rainwater through. This minimises corrosion and helps prevent runoff which can be an issue for the rest of your garden.

Plant Densely to Minimise Weeding

Weeding is yet another chore in the garden that many people want to avoid. If you like the idea of plants but don’t want to spend your weekends weeding, use shredded bark as a dense mulch for your soil. Once laid down, weeds will struggle to grow through as quickly.

You can also think about planting your low-maintenance shrubs and plants close together. When you have dense growth, weeds have less space and resources to thrive.

Avoid Labour-Intensive Plants

There are certain plants that are labour-intensive and take a lot of care to grow. An example is a rose bush – although it looks great, it takes a lot of trimming, pruning, watering, and care to grow well.

By carefully choosing the right plants that are much less effort, you’ll have a nice garden to enjoy without the need to spend hours gardening every week.

Need a professional landscaper in Salisbury?

At PA Lumber Fencing, our team are experts in low-maintenance landscaping. From helping you design the perfect, low-effort oasis to bringing it to life, we can take care of the whole process. We provide patio work, planting, turfing, and more, all to our customer’s specifications. Call us today to arrange a free consultation and we’ll put together a free quote for your low-maintenance garden project: 01722 718 660.