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“Many clients understand understandably high maintenance (courtyard) and it seems to be manifested in them looking for tight floral beds, because it will require less work – right?” Reader says. “Actually, this is wrong.”
Solution: Use the bushes. “The best low maintenance plants are shrubs,” the reader says. “They last for many years, they do not require much care and can deliver interesting structure, flowers, berries and autumn sheets – and many of them are evergreen, so they look good in winter.
“The thing about the bushes, however, many of them will be pretty big,” it continues. “So if you put them in a narrow bed, you will quickly reduce them quickly, because it will transfer lawn or trails. This destroys the beauty of their natural shape, creates wooden holes in canopy leaves and creates maintenance.
“Having a wider bed to start, shrubs can be slightly trimmed because they reach a mature size every three to five years and are kept beautiful,” he says.
“Many clients understand understandably high maintenance (courtyard) and it seems to be manifested in them looking for tight floral beds, because it will require less work – right?” Reader says. “Actually, this is wrong.”
Solution: Use the bushes. “The best low maintenance plants are shrubs,” the reader says. “They last for many years, they do not require much care and can deliver interesting structure, flowers, berries and autumn sheets – and many of them are evergreen, so they look good in winter.
“The thing about the bushes, however, many of them will be pretty big,” it continues. “So if you put them in a narrow bed, you will quickly reduce them quickly, because it will transfer lawn or trails. This destroys the beauty of their natural shape, creates wooden holes in canopy leaves and creates maintenance.
“Having a wider bed to start, shrubs can be slightly trimmed because they reach a mature size every three to five years and are kept beautiful,” he says.