Many would like to have a garden, but maintenance is sometimes overwhelming for us.
Use the following tricks to ensure that the work is minimal.
Munich - Gardening is fun, but it can be annoying, especially when there are appointments or holidays.
If garden fans, on the other hand, have hardly any time for garden maintenance, but still have a plot of land with a garden area, then good advice is expensive.
Concreting everything over or pouring gravel is not an option and is usually forbidden.
Easy-
care gardens are
a simple solution for all gardeners with little time
.
Easy-care garden: This is how you can quickly achieve the dream of little gardening
A garden that is easy to maintain is not only suitable for everyone who is quite busy professionally or privately, but also for
seniors and everyone with health restrictions
.
Because where less has to be done, the focus is on enjoying the garden.
Die-hard garden fans such as
self-sufficient or organic
gardeners
, on the other hand, are usually
absorbed
in their work and see it as relaxation.
However, the garden can always be designed according to the needs of its owner.
So easy to care for does not mean that the gardeners are lazy, rather a garden like this is also there for everyone who would like to have more gardeners, but cannot.
For example, you can approach low-maintenance gardens as follows:
Good plant
quality: If you don't want to compromise, you should focus on quality instead of quantity.
Robust plants that are resistant to common diseases usually cost a little more.
Buy ADR roses, for example, there are also robust and high-yielding varieties of fruit and vegetables.
In the long run, this saves money and nerves.
Choosing plants that match the location
: Ideally, make a plan before laying out the garden.
That should take into account the hours of sunshine and possible obstacles such as walls or tall trees.
If it is clear what soil and light conditions the garden has, the plants can be perfectly matched and, at best, will grow healthily and persistently.
Take precautionary measures against pests and weeds
: The incorporation of water-permeable weed fleece is particularly useful for beds.
Mulch can also be used to prevent weeds.
If you have raised beds, you should also think of a grid against voles and snails can also be kept away with snail fences.
Promote beneficial
insects: If you also want to ensure that nature keeps pests in check, you should attract beneficial insects such as ladybugs, hedgehogs and co.
Natural garden areas that also require little maintenance are ideal for this.
Pay attention to
the plant size: When buying, you should pay attention to the final size and width of the plants, because many a tree grows over ten meters high and has an enormous trunk diameter.
Perennials and vegetables are also often underestimated as young plants.
If things go bad, you'll spend half the year cutting back or getting into trouble with the neighbors.
The final size is always specified for plants.
Choosing native plants
: Believe it or not - native plants are usually much more robust and easier to care for than their tropical counterparts.
As beautiful and space-saving as palm trees, olive trees and Co. look in the garden, it is just as time-consuming to overwinter.
Domestic, robust plants would therefore be ideal and usually also provide food for insects.
Lawn care
: A large lawn area seems like a good idea at first.
Mow the lawn every week and it's perfect.
That might work for a year or two.
Then weeds spread or the lawn becomes spotty.
Because lawn care also includes fertilizing, watering and scarifying or aerating, and that costs time and resources.
A nicely laid out perennial bed or a flower meadow would sometimes be a better option for less work.
Use high-quality tools
: planning doesn't stop with the plants alone.
Anyone who opts for bargains from the supermarket instead of tried and tested garden brands or inherited tools will usually quickly become unhappy.
Garden tools in particular should be robust and last for many years without any problems.
Despite the occasional rain, earth or dirt.
Optimizing irrigation
: If you don't have time to
water
in the morning or evening, you can install automatic irrigation systems.
Once laid, they often have a rain sensor or can be controlled via an app.
That saves resources and work.
Easy-care hedges
: According to the North German Broadcasting Corporation (NDR), wild berries, wild bushes and conifers, for example, can reduce the amount of maintenance required for hedges and also contribute to nature conservation.
With a rhizome barrier, bamboo is also easy to care for.
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Anyone who still thinks that gravel gardens are easier is mistaken.
Because despite the weed fleece,
seeds
can
germinate on leaves and plant residues
that have been
blown away
and at some point colonize the stone surface.
Ideally, you should plan the garden well, with the right plants and you will usually be rewarded with more free time.
Also
Upcycling
may incidentally be part of a low-maintenance garden, for so you have to buy anything new.
Great planters that are also robust can be made quickly from many vessels, but also from car tires.
If you don't have time in summer, but have time in spring and autumn,
you can rely on flowering plants, trees and shrubs
.
Garden fans who want to spend more time outside, especially in summer, can, on the other hand, grow more vegetables and fruit.
What is going to happen when in the garden is usually given in the seasons.
They also help with planning.
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