Another good tip is to spend a little time researching any new plants

Keep It Simple

This may seem like an obvious point when it comes to creating a low maintenance garden. But it’s easy to get carried away at the garden centre.

• Don’t introduce too many different containers into your garden.
• Avoid flower beds as they will often require a lot of work.
• Ensure plants you introduce aren’t annuals as they will only last for one year
• Keep away from fast growing hedges – opt for climbers, holly or yew instead.

Another good tip is to spend a little time researching any new plants that you do introduce to ensure that you’re planting them in the right place in the garden. The last thing you want to do is place a plant that requires a lot of sunlight behind a large shadow-casting piece of outdoor furniture – then spend your life trying to work out why it isn’t growing.

Install raised beds

Using raised beds is a great way to add colour and plants to your garden in a more low maintenance way – if accessibility is an issue raised beds can be made at any height so you can enjoy your garden without having to kneel or bend. Raised beds also help keep your garden looking neat; they help improve drainage and reduce weed growth. If you’re looking for good low maintenance plants for your raised beds – choose herbaceous perennials, alpines or you could try growing your own fruits and vegetables.