Low maintenance garden ideas

Owain_Moneysaver

Plastic grass. You do need to vacuum it occasionally.

arbrighton

Rileybaby wrote: »

Glasgowdan...what do you suggest for a border plants?

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Without knowing about aspect, soil type, your preferences etcetc noone would know where to start. My preference for a cottage garden style might seem absolutely hideous, cluttered etc to you

Jamiesmum

We've a bit of everything in our garden. We've a long concrete path through the left side, 4m by 4m of decking, 4m by 3.5m of gravel, I think it's 8m by 6m of bark at the far end of the garden for our sons play area, then 2 different size sections of grass to the left and near the end and some patio down slabs nearest the house.
Grass is lovely wish we had more of it, tempted to get rid of the gravel and regrass it. Gravel takes practically no upkeep at all, but isn't the nicest to walk on. Decking needs pressure washing fairly often, ours desperately needs repainting too. Bark gets moved and birds drop seeds so we do get weeds under some of the equipment. Grass gets mowed probably once a month or whenever other half can.

So my vote would be grass/gravel.

Justagardener

Use decking as a patio material every time. Easy to install and easy and cheap to maintain Don't use the ribbed none slip decking though . Use gravel to keep weeds down, gravel is easy to spray when weeds come through...dont even bother with a weed membrane, gravel adds class and texture to a garden. lawns really are low maintenance and very forgiving! They needn't be hard work. Spend as much money as you can on a few larger plants, this adds immediate structure and interest. You can then enjoy filling gaps with something special as the seasons arrive

Silvertabby

If in doubt, plant a hardy geranium.