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Conifer Suggestions
Most conifers are suitable for a low-maintenance garden, and the dwarf conifers can be used in place of broad-leaved shrubs, which often require regular pruning and may be more vulnerable to pests. Those suggested below are only a selection, representing … Continue reading
Herbaceous Border Plants for Low Maintenance Gardens
The heights given are approximate flowering heights in typical garden conditions. They may vary depending on soil and site, and some plants with tall flower spikes may be much shorter when not in flower. Acanthus spinosus Although dull – white … Continue reading
Garden Bulbs: Suggestions
Unless otherwise stated, all the bulbs here will do well in any normal garden soil, and most will do very well even on chalky soils. The only soils that bulbs do not generally tolerate are those that are likely to … Continue reading
Hedges and Boundaries for Low Maintenance Gardens
Hedges undoubtedly look better than most fences, especially once they have started to age, and they are a much less expensive option than either walls or fences. You may not need a hedge at all, of course, and, as with … Continue reading
Plant Aftercare for Labour Saving Gardens
Even if you have established a labour-saving garden, you will have to undertake some routine tasks if it is to look its best. With planning, and with prompt action when necessary, none of the routine jobs need be onerous, and … Continue reading
Shrubs for the Labour Saving Garden
Aucuba japonica Spotted laurel is a tough and adaptable shrub, and is attractive enough for a place in a1most any garden. An evergreen, it will tolerate full sun or full shade. The species itself is green and uninteresting, so grow … Continue reading
Low Maintenance Gardens
There is a fine line between a garden being a pleasure and a problem, giving you seemingly endless work and worry. Fortunately, the solution to this dilemma is a simple one: if you plan and plant a low-maintenance garden, you … Continue reading
Shrubs and Climbers for Low Maintenance Gardens
Shrubs and climbers are the backbone plants for your garden, the ones that will help to give it shape and form. A garden without at least a few shrubs or climbers to provide an interesting background, and varied heights and … Continue reading
Roses and Hardy Perennials for Low Maintenance
Roses and herbaceous perennials are frequently regarded as labour-intensive plants, unsuitable for a low-maintenance garden, and this is true of most of them. Fortunately, there are roses and border perennials that are relatively trouble-free, so you don’t have to miss … Continue reading
Conifers for the Low Maintenance Garden
Conifers can be ideal low-maintenance plants – the dwarf and slow-growing conifers won’t outgrow their welcome, and they come in ‘blues’, greys and golds as well as greens, and in an impressive array of shapes and outlines – conical, ball-shaped, … Continue reading