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November 9 2018

Mass plantings can still have appeal at rental properties

Carson Arthur Gardening garden design, low maintenance 0

As part of my year-end wrap for my radio program, I literally gave myself away as the grand prize. The winner got a garden consult with me in their space.

This thankfully worked out in my favour as a I got to tour the cottage garden of a lovely couple who purchased it as an eventual retirement home. Until then, this beautiful locale beside the water is going to be used as a rental spot. The owner’s big dilemma for the space is how to create beds that are low maintenance and in keeping with the natural look of the surrounding areas.

Looking for low maintenance

Carson Arthur Landscaping low maintenance 0

Charlotte has a hill that nothing grows on and she would like to look out of the back of her home and see something green instead of the loose gravel berm that separates her house from the forest behind. She would like something low-maintenance, that doesn’t require a lot of watering or mowing.

The challenge

Adding plant material to a slope is always tough because it takes awhile for the plants to develop a root system that will anchor them in place. Trees and shrubs take even longer, often uprooting with a heavy rain or wind. Another issue that Charlotte will have to think about is the wildlife in the forest, specifically deer.