5 Secrets to a Low Maintenance Yard
Are you looking for an easier way to keep your yard looking dazzling?
Would you like to know a watering secret that could save you time and money?
Hours of labor, back pain and frustration may have you looking for ways to keep your lawn low maintenance. Everyone loves a fresh, green and put together yard, but there has to be an easier way to do it. Today, we are sharing 5 secrets to keeping your back healthy and your lawn low maintenance.
How to Achieve a Low Maintenance Yard
- Do Your Homework
According to Better Homes and Gardens, one great way to keep a low maintenance lawn is to do your lawn homework. The kind of homework we are talking about can range from tracking the sun/shade patterns to testing your soil.
Doing your homework doesn’t stop there. Make sure to research the trees, plants and flowers you would like in your yard. Check for information about being drought-tolerant or deer-resistant.
- Add Mulch Again and Again
Mulch is really your best friend when it comes to keeping you lawn low maintenance. The benefits of adding mulch to your garden beds and around your trees are:
- Weed reducing
- Add a stunning look to your yard
- Retains moisture in the soil
Don’t forget to add a 1-2 inches of mulch every year.
- Plant Perennials
Perennials are flowers and plants that you plant and they return year after year. They are amazing for keeping your flower beds low maintenance.
- Install Aeration Tubes
Aeration tubes are a direct to root watering system that actually encourages root growth. You install them around trees, shrubs, flowers, herbs, you name it and they will deliver oxygen, water and nutrients directly to the root zone. Rootwell Products Inc. has scientifically proven aeration tubes with the Rootwell Pro318 for trees and Rootsticks for shrubs and plants.
- Use Ground Covers
Before you think that grass is the only appropriate lawn cover, our last great secret to keeping a low maintain yard is by using ground covers like grass or clover. Each can add a really unique and polished look to your yard.
Summary
It’s time to enjoy your yard and relax instead of laboring in it. These 5 secrets will help you to do just that.
How do you keep your yard low maintenance? Please make sure to share your secrets in the comment section below.
