Unfortunately, many hobby gardeners don't have enough time for their gardens, so they should be designed to be as easy to care for as possible. With the right plan and the right design elements, your garden would look perfect all year round without much work. We'll give you a few tips and ideas that might help you. Also take a look at the great examples in the image gallery below and be inspired by the imagination of experienced landscape architects!
Mowing and watering the lawn is time-consuming and should be done regularly. Your lawn would also require fertilizers, pesticides and weed killers, so you might opt for a small lawn that you can quickly maintain in the future. You can also completelygive up the lawnand try other ideas for a relaxing outdoor space. Ground cover plants are a good alternative to lawns and would save you the hassle of weeding.
Wooden patio floors need to be painted and maintained regularly. However, you can choose slate or concrete slabs as flooring for your patio. Once laid, they only need to be occasionally hosed down and cleaned.
Privacy fences are expensive and a wooden fence also needs to be maintained and painted regularly. Instead, plant evergreen trees that will form opaque hedges. These are perfect as a privacy screen or natural fence replacement. Fast-growing hedges include cherry laurel, privet, hornbeam or conifers such as thuja, Leyland cypress and false cypress. Please also note the location conditions and the information about the growth of hedge plants.
Choose native plant species that are well adapted to the environment and can resist insects and disease. Robust perennials, evergreen trees and small shrubs can be wonderfully combined with each other and can give the garden a good look. Also plant fast-growing trees that will provide necessary shade outdoors.
The design with decorative gravel and chippings is modern and easy to implement. There is also a huge selection of gravel grain sizes and colors available to you. You can use the small stones to define flower beds and lawn borders, as well as achieve decorative effects.
