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This beautiful two-acre garden was created and maintained by one gardener for 38 years with spectacular plans and teams. Instead, it’s full of practical ways to enjoy more gardens. Whether your garden is big and modest, these tips will help you save time and still have a beautiful and thriving space.
1. Give up vegetables that grow (unless you love it)
Gardening vegetables is a tough task. It involves scattering, sowing, watering and protecting crops.
If you don’t love it, let it go. Focus on flowers, trees and shrubs. If you need homemade produce, add one or two apple trees.
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Low maintenance garden flower apple trees – more garden less work
2. Plant active plants to reduce weeding
Strongly growing plants quickly cover the soil and cause weeds to crowd. You don’t need to weed frequently, but in many cases it’s not the case at all.
Try the geranium “Rosanne”, Persicaria, or fern. These are particularly good in mild or humid climates.
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Active geraniums filling boundaries and suppressing weeds – more garden less work
3. Add structure using bold hedges
Hedge divides the garden into rooms, making it bigger and more interesting.
Try the Beach, Yew, or Horn Beam. You can easily trim once or twice a year. Avoid planting yew in flooded soil. I don’t like sitting in the water.
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Horn beam hedges to create structures in a less maintenance garden – more less yard work
4. The balance between wild and structural
Use solid hedges or paths to loosen more natural planting. It creates a beautiful and easy-to-care balance.
Let the plants fight it. They form bold combinations that look natural and fill the space.
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Wild planting meets crisp hedges in a relaxed garden – more garden less work
5. Skip big autumn clear up
Don’t spend the weekend dragging garden waste into a compost pile. Instead, try chops and drops.
Reduce faded growth with hedge trimmers in early spring. It will be fed into the soil and kept in place to reduce watering.
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The boundaries of the cut-down remaining as soil mulch – less work in more gardens
6. Say no to the rim of the garden
The rimming of the lawn makes me feel sick and often unnecessary. Try blending natural or edge paths with low-growth plants like chamomile or hardy geraniums.
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Chamomile rimming softens borders without extra work – less work in the garden
7. Use local quarry dust and use a simple pass
The paths, made from gravel, mix with the dust of the quarry and become naturally compact over time. They are simple, affordable and solid on the feet.
However, be careful in the event of rain. Moss can form into them and may require management.
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Gravel and clay paths through naturalistic gardens – less work with more gardens
8. Growing the walls in Ivy
Ivy will not damage the walls if properly maintained. It keeps your home warm and gives your garden a romantic and classic atmosphere.
Trim it regularly like a hedge and let it do.
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Ivy-covered brick walls that add appeal to your less-maintained garden – more less yard work
9. Build a comfortable seat that suits you
Most garden seats are either too high or shallow. Building yourself out of the breeze and wood, deep enough to tilt your back, and low enough for your feet to touch the ground.
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Breeze Block Garden Bench Designed for Comfort – More Garden Work
10. Refine the planting
Your garden will evolve. Note which combinations work and what needs to be changed. For example, combining Euphorbia’s “fire glow” with purple allium can produce a noticeable contrast.
It’s about adjusting you to go – involve more gardens, do less work each year.
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Euphorbia and Allium for Bold and Low Maintenance Planting – More Garden Less Work
Final Note:
If they don’t suit you, you don’t need to follow the “rules” of gardening. Observe your garden. Learn what works. And most importantly, enjoy it.
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