low maintenance landscaping ideas for the home

The Easiest Best Garden Plants in the Midwest

2020-04-29T17:50:24-04:00By Ben Hale|DIY landscaping, Low Maintenance Landscaping, Low Maintenance Plants, Native Landscaping|

Get your easy plant today

Do you want a plant you can get NOW from the nursery

and have it in the ground TODAY?

This super simple short list gives you three super easy plants to add beauty to your landscape today!

These are three low maintenance plants that have proven success in nearly ALL of the United States.

They are each beautiful in their own way and provide you with three different options for […]

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How to have a Low Maintenance Landscape

2020-04-29T17:29:41-04:00By Ben Hale|DIY Landscape Design, DIY landscaping, Low Maintenance Landscaping|

How to have a Low Maintenance Landscape

When it comes to front yard landscaping ideas, low maintenance landscaping can help you save time and enjoy more time with your family.

Here are the best ways to have a low maintenance landscape.

Heavy mulch
Organic fertilizer
Low maintenance plants
Garden edging
Plant tightly

1. Best ways to get rid of weeds with mulch

Mulch is an awesome natural weed killer if you use it right. Here’s what to do:

Get the best mulch you can. […]

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How to save MASSIVE time on yard work!

2020-04-29T17:33:52-04:00By Ben Hale|DIY Landscape Design, Living with Purpose, Low Maintenance Landscaping|

Do you ever feel like you have to schedule in yard work?

Does mowing the lawn disrupt your weekend activities?

Have weed problems ever invaded your peace of mind?

Well, you’re certainly not alone. But the good news is you can change your habits to better manage your yard for reduced work and reduced stress.

Sounds great, huh?

The biggest piece to this […]

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Stop working to live. Start living with PASSION.

2020-04-29T17:40:26-04:00By Ben Hale|DIY landscaping, Easy Landscaping Ideas, Landscaping Priorities, Living with Purpose, Low Maintenance Landscaping|

I have a colleague who just suffered a significant tragedy. One that will change life forever. Instantly.

It is sometimes difficult to make the best of a tragic situation, if make anything at all. Moments like this give pause to look at the big picture.

Why am I doing what I am doing? Is it all worth it? Am I making a difference?

I try to live my life with vision. These moments make it more urgent. It […]

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Bring Back that Wild Space!

2025-08-09T14:00:19-04:00By Ben Hale|DIY Landscape Design, Ecological Landscaping, Low Maintenance Landscaping, Low Maintenance Plants, Native Landscaping, Organic Landscaping|

Add a wild space to your landscape, and learn how to murder your lawn

Back when I was a kid, I used to go to ‘Nature Camp’ at the local park every summer. I would come home every day with some creation, be it a bowl made from creek clay or some woodland creature made from bark and leaves. There, we also would get covered in burrs traipsing around the wild meadow trying to catch butterflies […]

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What to Expect at Easy Living Yards

2020-04-29T17:46:54-04:00By Ben Hale|Current Events, Living with Purpose, Low Maintenance Landscaping|

I want to take a few moments to explain my intent with this site, as well as set some expectations for you.

I have created Easy Living Yards because I have perceived a need to connect two distinct practices within landscape design. The practices of conventional landscape design can be very detrimental to the surrounding environment. And although certain elements of sustainable design are being adapted into this conventional design practice, the adaptation is often to […]

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