Good day everyone!
Today I am sharing what I call our Low maintenance gardens.  

I say this because we do very little to keep them up.

I am not much of a green thumb so everything I plant, I keep in mind, will it die?
The only container or window box gardens are do are petunias.  

Those do pretty well for me each year.

At the end I will share with you some simple tips and tricks I have learned along the way.

Welcome to our Carolina home.

I still in fact have to plant my window boxes.  

Just not ready to take care of them quite yet. Those I have to be sure to water often and daily.  

The trellis in the middle is full of  white Jasmine that is crawling up on the house.  That was one of the first things I planted here and it has done well.

 Sort of dies off in the Winter, but come Spring it recovers quickly.

The front of our home gets hit pretty hard with direct sunlight for a good part of the day. 

Our Zoysia grass is really green early this year.  Mike is happy about that! The grass he treats like his baby and you can read our Zoysia grass story here.

The Japanese maple is in full bloom with gorgeous variants of red leaves.

If growing a Japanese maple the best tip I can give you, is always remember to trim from the bottom up each year.  

 I do wonder how large that will grow.  Considering when we planted it back a few years ago it was a stick with leaves.

 Clematis that comes back year to year.  

At the end of the season, I always trim it back to ensure a gorgeous regrowth next year.  So far so good!

This year it has an abundance of flowers and more to come.

That was the way I felt yesterday after being out here all day trimming and sprucing.

Sleepy!

The ivy in the chalk painted  urns had a rough winter, but it is coming back.

The ivy has been in those pots for at least 4 years now.

Heading toward the backyard we have honey suckle growing wild and smelling beautiful!

That of course is just Mother nature doing her thing.  I do nothing but enjoy the smell.

Cypress trees  and golden mop bushes  along the border of the outdoor patio.

We have only had to trim those along the way each year since planting.

Columbine

 These lovely Columbine flowers just pop  up every year in some big barrels I have lined up  along the fence line.

My diy pallet garden.  

I just planted some pretty pink petunias in it this year.

My husbands favorite rit dye painted pot.  

Holding up great btw.

 SIMPLE tips and tricks to low Maintenance gardening.

1.  Remember that even a low maintenance garden requires a little work.

2.  Consider the size of your garden

A lot of garden means a lot of things to take care of. Preparation, weed and pest control, watering and harvesting can consume your time and make your garden more of a chore than a pleasure.  I personally want to enjoy the garden and not spend too much time working on it.  

Consider planting a container garden. When you plant in containers, you reduce the amount of time it takes to water since the pot can only hold so much liquid. You also make gardening easier since the containers provide a more controlled area for maintaining weeds.

3. Give your garden what it needs to grow from the very beginning.

A little effort from the start, setting up your garden in a good location and providing the right growing conditions it needs to flourish, will give your garden a boost and leave you watching the plants grow with little more effort on your part.

4. Make watering simple.

You could go out to the garden every evening with the garden hose and browse the progress while watering the plants. To make the chore of watering the plants less cumbersome, plan ahead by installing an irrigation system.  Or better yet if cost is an issue you can attach drip or soaker hoses at the spigot and leave them in place in the garden so all you have to do is turn the water on and off at watering time.   Like my friend Ann did in her gardens. Ann gives you the step by step on how to.  She said it changed her life!

 It is economical and very effective.

5.  Select sturdy plants and fresh seeds. 

When you begin with healthy and strong plants, and continue to care for them properly, your garden will benefit with better plant growth from year to year.

Be sure to trim accordingly and fertilize as needed.  That is about all my husband and I do from year to year.

Also one last note.  Find a helpful nursery in your area with a knowledgeable staff  {Horticulturalist} for what is good to grow in your region.

Every region varies and some plants and shrubs that may do well here in the Carolina’s may not do well in your neck of the woods.

Remember landscaping is an investment.  If you do it right the first time you will enjoy your investment for years to come.

Not to mention, it’s all about the curb appeal:)

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