In our experience here at NatEv Life, LLC, just about everyone can appreciate a beautiful, well-tended landscape. However, not everyone has the resources necessary to keep an elaborate landscape design looking great. If you want to spruce up your yard but don’t want to have to put in a lot of work to keep it looking nice, then you can turn to our team for help. We have extensive experience in creating low-maintenance landscaping projects, and you can count on us to give you a landscape that will look great with minimal upkeep. Keep reading to learn more about the principles we use to create low-maintenance landscapes.
- Plant Selection – One of the keys to effective low-maintenance landscaping is to select the right plants. Whenever possible, our team uses plants native to the Vero Beach, Florida area, as these species have evolved to grow well in the local conditions. This, in turn, means you won’t have to spend a lot of time watering, fertilizing, or otherwise fussing with these plants to keep them looking great.
- Plan for All Seasons – Another guiding principle we use when planning low-maintenance landscapes is to plan for all seasons. This means we choose plants that bloom and flourish at different points in the year—that way, when a species loses its flowers, another plant is ready to bloom, so there is always something to give your garden beauty and interest.
- Reduce Lawn Space – People can mean different things when they talk about landscape maintenance. For example, some people are fine with mowing the lawn but don’t want to deal with things like deadheading (removing the dead flowers from a flowering plant) or pruning, but for others, even mowing the lawn is too much. If you fall into the second category, then we suggest making your lawn smaller as part of your low-maintenance landscaping efforts. Removing the grass and installing a patio, for example, will give you a great outdoor living space and reduce the need for mowing.