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On this page you'll find thoughts, advice and photos all about low maintenance gardens. Everything you find here comes from real gardens and gardeners who are part of the Grows on You community.

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Latest photos of low maintenance gardens

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    Pam24
  • Front Garden
    Nanjo
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    Alanevans25
  • Part of Scree garden
    Amy

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We have 288 photos of low maintenance gardens

These photos are from real gardens by real gardeners! Just click on one to start exploring in slideshow format, or you can browse 16 at a time.

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    Youngdaisydee
  • View of the back garden June 08
    Spritzhenry
  • front garden in full swing!
    Majeekahead
  • Part of Scree garden
    Amy
  • Pigs Trough water feature on my gravel garden
    Amy
  • Eremurus   ' Foxtail Lily ' (Eremurus robustus (Foxtail lily))
    Amy
  • back garden today..
    Bloomer
  • I couldn't resist...I had to start a fire!!!
    Lori

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Gardeners' thoughts

Low maintenance border - spotted as I drove past.

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Driving through one of the villages yesterday, I spotted this low maintenance border, on the edge of a driveway. Loved the...

22 comments

kate123

30 Nov, 2021
Kate123

Bracknell prairie - the plan

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My front garden faces due south and gets all the sun going. It was all grassed over when I came to 'Devonia' in 1984, but...

15 comments

AndrewR

18 Jan, 2019
Andrewr

Plants In The Foliage Garden

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Following a request from Dottydaisy to list the plants in this photo, I thought it would be easier to put them into a blog This...

12 comments

AndrewR

13 Jul, 2013
Andrewr

New Challenge - Construction of very small garden.

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I was asked by the friend of a customer to design and construct a small very low maintenance garden with plenty of colour,...

45 comments

mossy

1 Jun, 2011
Mossy

Pics of New Garden!

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As promised I've taken lots of photos of our new garden today for you all to (hopefully!) enjoy :) Here it is from the main...

14 comments

craftyemma

1 Jun, 2011
Craftyemma

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Questions & advice on low maintenance gardens

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Artificial lawn

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melchisedec

4 Aug, 2012
Melchisedec

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