How to Design Low-Maintenance Landscapes

Key Takeaways Define “low-maintenance” goals, budget, and weekly upkeep limits, then translate them into specific allowed tasks like mowing, pruning, and irrigation checks. Analyze site conditions—sun zones, drainage, soil type/pH, slopes, wind, and heat reflection—to match plants and hardscape to reality. Choose region-appropriate, drought-tolerant plants and place them by mature size, layering and grouping by […]