A Low Maintenance Landscape To Suit A Busy Lifestyle

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Trying to balance extensive landscape upkeep with a busy lifestyle can be difficult. The free time you get you may not want to worry about keeping after the landscape. With little-to-no maintenance outdoor spaces, everyone will have a beautiful yard no matter what is going on in their lives. They’ll be able to utilize retaining walls, using permeable pavers, ground covers, and much more! Here’s how to make your landscaping areas work for you and your lifestyle!

Use ground cover: If you have a larger area that you want to be filled with plants,  ground cover is a wonderful option. It’s great for filling in large areas, especially troubled spots because it helps control erosion, maintain moisture, and is prettier than plain grass. Some common ground covers are creeping juniper, creeping thyme, Aronia, lavender, and more!


Mix landscapes and hardscapes: Your hardscape takes up a lot of slack when it comes to your outdoor space. Use it to create raised patios and seating areas eliminating the need for wooden decks. It can also section off smaller areas to still have a landscape to look after, but it’s not an overwhelming patch to maintain.

Using permeable materials: Not all pavers are created equal. The best low-maintenance options are materials that allow rainwater to get through to the soil underneath. This can be permeable pavers, stone, and gravel.

Mulch heavily: Mulch is a wonderful companion to any landscape. Using compost and shredded bark helps eliminate dormant weeds by reducing the need to turn the soil. Earthworms will be more active with this kind of mulch and help aid the growth of the plants.

At Garrett Churchill, we understand that life is a little hectic sometimes. Don’t let your landscape get in that way! Contact us to come up with the best solution for your space and your time!

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From solving drainage problems to creating elegant outdoor living areas, our experienced team can manage even the most complex outdoor projects. For specialty elements, we bring in our trusted partners and monitor their contribution to ensure they meet our standards, allowing you to continue working with one point of contact. This is what we can do for you:

Landscape Design

We take the time to truly understand your objectives, whether that is to create an outdoor oasis for your family, increase value and curb appeal, save water and energy with low-maintenance solutions, or all of the above. Our designs account for every detail of your space. Visit our Landscape Design page to learn more.

Landscape Installation

Our talented craftspeople and experienced horticulturists specialize in elegant plantings, pergolas, water features, patios, walkways, and so much more. We maintain industry certifications and affiliations, including ICPI, NALP, PLNA, and PCH, among others. Visit our Landscape Installation page to learn more.

Landscape Maintenance

Our full-service maintenance programs are customized to meet your property needs with services like weeding, mulch installation, deadheading, pruning, bed care, seasonal cleanup, seasonal flower installation, and lawn mowing. Visit our Landscape Maintenance page to learn more.

Outdoor Living

By designing an outdoor living space that matches your interests and accommodates your desired lifestyle, you make better use of your property and spend more time outside. Consider what an outdoor kitchen, fire pit, fireplace, or paver patio could mean for your daily life. Visit our Outdoor Living page to learn more.

Landscape Lighting

The right landscape lighting can increase visibility, increase value, deter trespassers, and create a specific ambiance in your backyard or front yard. It is a simple way to upgrade your existing landscape or make it a part of your holistic outdoor transformation. Visit our Landscape Lighting page to learn more.

Drainage

Without proper drainage, your plants, hardscaping, and home's foundation are at risk of water damage. Drainage solutions can be built inconspicuously into the landscape to protect your property. Visit our Drainage page to learn more.

Commercial Services

We offer snow removal, landscape design and installation, drainage solutions, and landscape maintenance for commercial properties of all shapes and sizes. Visit our Commercial Services page to learn more.