Can a garden be both beautiful and low maintenance?
Gardens offer a natural escape and a haven from the pressures of life. However, ‘I love my garden, but not the work!’ is a common complaint amongst householders. For some people life is just too busy to fit those precious gardening hours into a hectic weekly schedule. For others, whilst passionate about gardening, they find that keeping on top of the mowing is getting too much.
So what are the options for a beautiful but low maintenance outdoor space?
One increasingly popular option is artificial grass. Latest manufacturing technologies mean that modern, fake grasses are very realistic with brown thatch woven into the root zone to resemble real biomass. Artificial grass provides the perfect lawn without the mowing, mud and maintenance hassle of natural grass, and by retaining plant borders, the overall effect looks very natural. Artificial grass is both pet and child-friendly, and is an ideal solution for sloping, smaller, unusual shaped lawns or tricky-to-access areas with a lawn mower. Front lawn installations are just as popular as back lawns, since artificial grass can give a property instant ‘kerb appeal’ – looking tidy and well-kept all year round.
Decking is also an attractive option for creating a social space in your garden. There are some fantastic natural-looking decking boards which are anti-slip and eco-friendly, made from recycled materials. These decks look amazingly like wood but come without the maintenance headaches and they will outlast wood by many, many years.
Green Scheme, a Yelverton-based family firm, has been creating low maintenance, outdoor spaces for over 10 years for both domestic and commercial customers.
One recent Green Scheme customer, Brian Crawford, wanted to remove the lawn at his 18th century cottage while retaining the charm of his country cottage garden. He said: “It’s beautiful in the summer, a riot of colour. But a large acer tree shaded the lawn a lot of the time, so it was always patchy and tatty. It was high maintenance. Now, it’s a piece of cake. All I have to do is clear the leaves with a stiff brush or the leaf-blower, and even that’s not really necessary. It means I can concentrate on the pruning and the borders and not worry about the lawn. I can sit and read a book out there instead! And it looks entirely authentic – I don’t think anyone would look at the lawn and think it’s not real.”
For expert advice and a free quote contact 01822 855427 or visit: greenschemegrass.com