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<blockquote data-quote="Bruce_ma gooshvili" data-source="post: 1097920" data-attributes="member: 74121"><p>Each year there are more gardens lost and I subjectively see a lot less butterflies and birds as time goes by. For those looking for a lower maintenance but environmentally friendly option for a garden I'd suggest:</p><p></p><p>1) remove grass and make garden area exclusively soil plus only shrubberies/bushes/heather/small trees and add some paving slabs as stepping stones to walk around your garden. You'll need to cut some of the shrubs once per year, water them once a fortnight in summer and hoe the exposed soil about once every 4-6 weeks tops. This is not a back breaking commitment. Flowers are harder work as they need more maintenance and weeds grow in them which you can't hoe without also killing the flower. There are some flowers/plants that are almost zero maintenance though. </p><p></p><p>If you want super low maintenance can do the above but get someone to put a membrane down over all the soil and then cover it in decorative bark. The shrubs should still all grow (but watering them may be more difficult, so you'd probably want to read up about that).</p><p></p><p>2) don't get a privit hedge as they grow very fast. Get cotoneaster instead as you'll only have to cut it twice a year, bees absolutely love it and it gives birds loads of berries to eat in the winter. </p><p></p><p>Basically, grass and privit hedges are very high maintenance but there are loads of alternatives that are low maintenance and equally or more kind to the environment.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bruce_ma gooshvili, post: 1097920, member: 74121"] Each year there are more gardens lost and I subjectively see a lot less butterflies and birds as time goes by. For those looking for a lower maintenance but environmentally friendly option for a garden I'd suggest: 1) remove grass and make garden area exclusively soil plus only shrubberies/bushes/heather/small trees and add some paving slabs as stepping stones to walk around your garden. You'll need to cut some of the shrubs once per year, water them once a fortnight in summer and hoe the exposed soil about once every 4-6 weeks tops. This is not a back breaking commitment. Flowers are harder work as they need more maintenance and weeds grow in them which you can't hoe without also killing the flower. There are some flowers/plants that are almost zero maintenance though. If you want super low maintenance can do the above but get someone to put a membrane down over all the soil and then cover it in decorative bark. The shrubs should still all grow (but watering them may be more difficult, so you'd probably want to read up about that). 2) don't get a privit hedge as they grow very fast. Get cotoneaster instead as you'll only have to cut it twice a year, bees absolutely love it and it gives birds loads of berries to eat in the winter. Basically, grass and privit hedges are very high maintenance but there are loads of alternatives that are low maintenance and equally or more kind to the environment. [/QUOTE]
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