We all love a well-manicured garden with a mown lawn and elegant flower beds, yet the majority of Aussie homeowners are not into gardening and if you fall into that group, here are a few tips to help make your outdoor living space easy to manage.
- Put plants in pots – You could concrete most of the yard and order the best plant pots in Australia for maintenance free flora and fauna. You can hose down the yard and keep things looking nice and ceramic or clay trays can collect the water, keeping the floor dry; search the web for a top Australian supplier of premium garden pots and choose from a wide range of clay and plastic pots.
- Artificial grass – The ultimate in maintenance free greenery, the latest versions offer grass length from 30-50mm and even have a pet-friendly product! Once you install artificial grass, you can say goodbye to watering and cutting, with the occasional sweep with a stiff broom is all you need to keep your lawn looking pristine.
- Concrete – Ready mixed concrete comes in a wide range of colours and there are benefits to covering areas with concrete. Easy to keep clean, concrete can be finished in creative ways, it’s come a long way from the dull grey material we used to know.
- Evergreen trees – Trees that do not shed leaves are perfect for the low-maintenance garden; a row of conifers can be trimmed into an effective screen. Take a drive to your local nursery and check out the many species, you are sure to find the right trees in sapling form.
- Mulch flower beds – A couple of inches of woodchips will prevent weed growth, while also feeding the plants. A few bags should cover all your flower beds and applying mulch around tree bases is a good idea. Keep some in your shed, you can order from an online supplier.
If you are the kind of person who likes admiring your garden, but you don’t like gardening, we hope the above tips go some way to making your outdoor living space easy to look after. Talk to a local landscape gardener if you would like the garden renovated, he would be happy to provide a quote.
