Released March 8, 2010
BATON ROUGE, La. – A goal of sustainable landscaping is to reduce the amount of maintenance our landscapes require. But reduce does not mean eliminate. You can make choices, however, that will reduce the amount of work it takes to maintain your landscape.
If your landscape has become a burden and requires more time than your busy schedule permits, you should definitely look into ways to reduce the maintenance.
Generally, the highest-maintenance parts of a landscape are the flower beds. Gardens full of colorful annuals and perennials look smashing, and everybody craves color. But these beds must be replanted, weeded, watered, groomed and protected from insect and disease problems. If you’re trying to decrease maintenance, it’s a good idea to minimize the number and size of flower beds – or even eliminate them.
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