Low Maintenance Gardening Tips That Save You Time

When it comes to gardening lots of people use excuses like, they haven't got the time or it is just too expensive to create a garden which is pleasing to the eye and easy to maintain. This couldn't be further from the truth. With the correct gardening info and tips you can quickly make gardening a breeze and create a garden that not only you will be proud of, but will be the envy of your friends and family.

Gardening doesn't have to be hard and time consuming. In fact it is a great way to relax, unwind and relieve stress. Most people want gardens that look nice and are easy to maintain. So if you are thinking this way, it will be a good idea to eliminate complicated garden designs and plans from your mind and work on something a lot less complex, cheaper and much more easy to maintain.

If you are a person who is limited for time and wants to create a low budget and low maintenance garden, then a gravel garden is going to be right up your street. To create this type of garden, first of all you will need to level off the area that you plan on laying the gravel. Once you have done this, you can then lay down a sheet of membrane over the entire area. This will help to stop weeds growing through the gravel once it is laid. Once the surface is flat and the membrane is laid, simply drop the gravel over the entire surface. It would be wise idea, to have around a three to four inch depth of gravel over the entire surface area, this will prevent exposing the membrane when you walk over the gravel and it will also help to slow down weed growth.

Once all the gravel is down, the next step would be to get a few low maintenance plants and plant them in decorative pots around the garden. Another great addition to a gravel garden is wooden garden furniture, such as table, benches and chairs. There you have it, an easy to maintain garden, which will look fantastic all year round.

The only jobs you will need to do on this type of garden to keep it looking good. Is to pull up weeds as they appear and trim and prune your plants. If you let your plants grow and weeds appear, it will only take a few months for your garden to become untidy and possibly overgrown with weeds. Weeds are resilient and can even get through membrane, so try to spend around 20 minutes each week, weeding and pruning your gravel garden.