13 Tips for a Low Maintenance Landscape (+Mistakes to Avoid)

[@AgendaInMind]

I’m in the process of digging out 30 year old wisteria. It was confined to a tall pole, but takes time. Can’t wait to put an evergreen in its place!

[@Yvonne_ennovY]

Not sure how containers make more work in the garden. 🤔 I absolutely love that I didn’t need to dig holes to enjoy all my plants, and I never have to weed my potted perennials and annuals. Win-win!

[@PrettyPurpleDoor]

Lots of watering, fertilizing and deadheading is all. If you like containers, go for it. They are just suggestions to reduce maintenance.

[@lizardjama9834]

I thought i liked potted plants too, but they require so much more water than ground plants.

[@muta_othernames]

@@lizardjama9834 This is true

[@maryannferencak3799]

I have very few potted plants because they are so much work. Hauling pots out every season, washing them, buying potting mix, watering, feeding. Nope! I don't fool with that any more. I have 2 large stationary urns by my front door and 2 flanking my back French doors. Those are the only pots I plant up.

[@adrabruzzese7610]

​@@PrettyPurpleDoorI agree I dont have to water the in ground plants but I have to water my pots twice a day and some pots are hard to get to with the hose.

[@ivy19958]

A well done moodboard helps to sell the proyect fast.💯

[@fabricdragon]

i urge everyone to combine two of your tips: plant decorative grasses or sedges, BUT- native ones! there are native grasses and sedges (or cultivars of them) that are as shoy as you can ask for... and non invasive.

[@honeybadger3408]

Your Tips are SO Helpful, Thank You! Just planted 2 Japanese Blueberry trees in the front yard off the swale. Facing the Home, I spaced them so they grow together overhead as an arch to the main door to the house, giving depth and frame to the main door. I love Japanese Blueberry trees, they're like giant Bonsais. Already thinking about the Layering phase! 😃

[@thecurlefarm]

Great video. We are relandscaping at the moment!! Using all these tips as we live on 10acres. So low maintenance is ideal!!

[@debmarie1260]

Thanks for the helpful info!

[@janegerard5604]

I planted beach strawberry (native to our area) as ground cover and its living green mulch, no need to mulch again.

[@claudiaroberts87]

Love this list, thank you!

[@sbffsbrarbrr]

Great tips, especially the one on container gardening. I have a tendency to overdo here, even though most of the time I will plant perennials that will go into the garden in the fall. Still takes a lot of time to water. I am definitely cutting down on planters this year. Will only use my largest ones that don't need to be watered every day.

[@PrettyPurpleDoor]

That's a good idea to reduce the maintence. Or you can try setting up a self watering container. I find I only have to water weekly with mine. Here's how I did it kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZvah3enitVop9k

[@adz5bneweng589]

Great video Amy! TY!

[@audramacbeth2969]

Love your video. I found it very helpful. Thanks

[@deehancock5008]

Great job

[@Picklewix]

Hi Amy! So great to meet you - What a wonderful video, you are great on camera and I love all of your simple but very helpful landscape design tips, photos and graphics. I'm definitely subscribing and will be watching lots more! Good tips about reducing lawn and adding low water/native plants - much easier to take care of and watering isn't a issue! I also love your tip about reducing containers, I keep adding more pots every year, and the hand watering here in Denver is definitely more demanding! I don't want to mess with irrigation for the pots. However, my peppers did awesome in pots so I may keep doing that! I think they like the warmth of pots, plus the new loamier potting soil.

[@PrettyPurpleDoor]

Hey Idelle so nice meeting you at the fling. Thanks for your kind words! Yes containers can often be extra maintenance, but it's all a balance! Some years I have a lot and other years I change things up a bit. Self watering containers are always my go-to. Easier than setting up irrigation but still forgiving, especially if you tend to forget to check on them for a few days 😂

[@marysmith4811]

Thank you. If I keep an evergreen really small, will the roots also stay more compacted? I'm trying to avoid more roots in my yard, as I'm running out of plantable areas.

[@Thepotagerscottage]

Awesome tips, thanks!!

[@topafkar]

Very good 👍

[@user-hm5zb1qn6g]

This is an excellent list.

[@PrettyPurpleDoor]

so glad you enjoyed it!

[@patteegee9506]

Thank you for another great helpful video. A few months ago, I put small pots with annuals between my young shrubs to give some color and fill in the spots while the shrubs fill in. It has been a pain in the arce to monitor the pots and sometimes water them twice a day due to the hot summer weather. Your video made me ask myself, is the maintenance and payoff worth it? Maybe not.

[@PrettyPurpleDoor]

Yeah sometimes it's not. You may want to try self watering planters too. I have another video on my channel that shows how I made mine. Definitely cuts down on watering 😊

[@kristineobrien8878]

Great tips!❤

[@PrettyPurpleDoor]

Glad you like them!

[@marm2371]

Hi there! What kind of plant is that daisy-looking one among the stones 7:22?

[@trevorpringle1480]

Landscape??? More like garden dont you think

[@PrettyPurpleDoor]

fair point. I did cover permanent structures and obviously choosing the right types of trees and shrubs is landscaping, too. I could probably do another video on tips specific to landscaping, though, if that interests you. What types of issues are you having?