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High Maintenance Landscaping For Large Yards
Do you have a large yard requiring significant landscaping? In some situations, using top-of-the-line equipment like a skid steer root rake and tractor landscape rake might only be the beginning in terms of yard care. While large yards have many advantages, especially for families with young children or pets that need space to play and run around, the landscaping and upkeep for these expansive pieces of land can feel pretty high maintenance. Unless you want to dedicate every spare minute of your weekend to yard care, however, there are several tricks to cut down on care time while still making your yard look spotless and high maintenance. Here’s how to achieve your dream yard in a fraction of the time.
Make Small Tweaks To Cut Down on Total Care Time
Though a yard filled with all-natural landscaping that requires weekly trimming can certainly look beautiful and feel luxurious, unless you have the spare change to hire dedicated contractors to maintain that landscaping, it might start to feel burdensome over time. Instead, you can make a few small tweaks to your current landscaping that could end up saving on total care time. These tweaks could include:
- Adding wood chips or mulch to certain sections
- Switching to artificial turf or some artificial bushes
- Planting varieties that don’t need much maintenance
Invest in Pieces of Equipment That Can Reduce Your Time Commitment and Stress Levels
If you’re still doing all of your yard work the old fashioned way – that is, mostly by hand – now might be the time to start investing in pieces of equipment like a tractor, a titan rock grapple and more. While equipment can involve spending a chunk of change up front, the trade-off is that you’ll likely be spared a significant amount of time and energy on your yard work. If you have a particularly big yard, this can equate to much lower stress levels, too. You can look at your investment in equipment as an investment in your own free time and overall health!
Consider Installing a Patio or Paving Some Sections
Perhaps one of the most time-consuming aspects of large yard care is looking after the lawn. Lawns can be a beautiful addition to a home and may bring a lot of greenery and a natural feel to your property, but can also be a pain to fertilize, cut and maintain over time. If you enjoy the overall space of your yard but don’t want to cut that much grass, consider installing a patio or paving over part of the yard. You can even get creative and install areas like a pool, a fire pit or a walking path to further cut down on the green space you’d have to care for!
While a large yard may allow you plenty of privacy and space, the high maintenance landscaping and the general upkeep alone can take up a significant amount of your time and energy. Thankfully, you don’t have to spend all of your weekends on yard work in order to achieve a beautiful yard. Remember these tricks for achieving a well-maintained large yard for only a fraction of the stress.
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