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Home Improvement by DAVID PROVANCE
Six Steps to a Low Maintenance Landscape When you decide to have your property undergo landscaping, you should consider not only the final appearance and the total project cost of the project, but also how demanding the maintenance will be. And this is not something that you should put as your second priority. You no doubt are a busy homeowner and time is always of the • Vinyl • Aluminum essence, thus you need a landscape design that does not demand that you pay more time than you have. You need low-maintenance landscape • design plan!Link • Stockade • aPressure Treated Chain Here•are six tips to help you plan a low-maintenance landscape design. Cedar • 4x4 Posts • Fittings
1. Buy Long-Lasting Landscape Materials • High-Quality, Hardware • Bagged Concrete
If you are trying to limit your budget, you may end up purchasing cheap landscape materials. Inexpensive is okay as long as they are of high-quality and long lasting. But in most cases, you get what you pay for. And if you purchase cheap landscape material, you may end up spending more in the long run. Buy high-quality and long-lasting landscape materials right from the beginning - those that do not require frequent replacement. Fences, sidewalks, seating structures, furniture, steps, decks, patios, trellises, and gazebos should be sturdy and durable.
A beautiful example of densly planted flowers and having less lawn by putting down a stunning walkway. A good low-maintenance alternative to lawn is moss. Moss can adapt to areas where grass refuses to grow. Another low-maintenance grass alternative is clover. Clovers are a cost-effective, insect-resistant, and drought-tolerant ground cover and an excellent alternative for grass. continued on pg 18
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2. Keep Your Lawn Area to a Minimum
Landscaped yards with lawns are beautiful. But lawns can be expensive and high-maintenance. Raking and edging consumes an incredible amount of money and time, not to mention the regular liming, fertilizing, mowing, watering, rolling, thatching, and application of pesticides just to keep a lawn well maintained. Use plants, ground covers, shrubs, and easy-to-care-for trees to substitute for the excessive open lawn space.
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