Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Think Attractive Rock Gardens For Low Maintenance

If you love to have a beautiful landscaping around your commercial property  but don't have a lot of time to tend to it, you may want to consider creating rock garden areas.

A combination of rocks and plants have a natural affinity for one another. You can find plants that are nestled into rock crevices, growing wildly in nature spreading all over the rocks. Even though there is very little soil and water, plants can still grow and flower beautifully.

Drawing inspiration from nature, you can soften any hard surfaces in our own landscape whether it is a concrete path, walkways, pool areas, and stone walls by adding greenery and flowers. Rocks and plants complement each other.

The sharp contrast of the hard surfaces of the rocks can provide a beautiful backdrop for flowering plants of different colors. On the other hand, plants can soften and add warmth to an otherwise hard, rugged, and cold surface of rocks.

Rocks can be a haven offering many benefits to plants. They have the ability to create their own microclimates. They can either offer the shade loving plants a shelter from the sun or reflect the sun onto sun-loving plants. Rock crevices can trap scarce water for plants which can provide nourishment during a dry spell.

Any nook or cranny between stones can be a home to a plant, even if it seems there is very little room for soil to be added.

Here are some ways that you can create your own low maintenance rock garden:

On retaining or separation walls or concrete blocks you can add a plant in the crevices. Tuck in the plants to allow the roots to go lower than the leaves, allowing water to run towards the roots and not away from them. Then add a handful of soil enough to cover the roots. Use a garden hose to sprinkle some water.

On top of a low stone wall or a patch of concrete you can create a miniature garden. Add mosses, ferns, and trailing ivy's that will spill over to soften the areas.

Around and in between large boulders you can add plants that are drought tolerant. Pick plants that would be in proportion to the size of the boulders; like ornamental grasses that can grow as high as the boulders themselves.

On plant you always want to avoid on commercial property is any type of cacti. They present a hazard that should be avoided.

It doesn’t matter to us whether you want rock gardens, lush lawns, desert landscaping or some type of landscaping in between, we can help.  To find out how give us a call at 623-848-8277.

Presented by:
Greens Keeper Landscape Maintenance, LLC
623-848-8277

http://www.commerciallandscapecare.com
greenskeeperllc@cox.net

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