Low Maintenance Gardening

Hello,

I am a busy londoner with a 13m x 11m back garden. The space is fantastic, but neither of us have the time or the energy to maintain the lawn and the beds that are currently there.

I want to plough up the lawn and the beds (round three sides), keep the trees (1 large, 3 small) and replace it with something that looks nice but more importantly is easy to manage and keep looking great.

Any thoughts?

 

Hi Cavham, try the link below for a basic design guide.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/design/virtualgarden_index.shtml

 

I think keep the trees and add a few more specimen plants in tubs then cover as much as poss with either bark chippings, pebbles or the red/blue/grey coloured gravel/slate chippings leaving perhaps an area or two for raised beds for such as alpines and herbs ...its one solution if you really have no time for maintenance.....don't forget a bit of decking or patio for entertaining or just necking a few glasses of wine while reading a book