Lol, plants don’t need to be kept with weekly. Maintaining a xeriscape or native landscape is less time and effort than a lawn. I’ve been slowly converting my lawn to larger and more native beds. I don’t have to water, even during exceptional drought. I have to top the mulch up once a year. I weed (usually just grass) just whenever I spot a weed. Depending on the plant, I trim or cut it back to the ground once or twice a year.
Flowers need to be deadheaded, trees and bushes need to be shaped so they don’t look like a mess or grow causing issues.
Yeah neglecting the yard and letting it do its thing is simple, maintaining it properly so it doesn’t look like a mess and doesn’t turn to shit requires a decent of time and effort.
Beauty is subjective and most people who claim the top is easier have yards that don’t looks remotely that good.
Lol, plants don’t need to be kept with weekly. Maintaining a xeriscape or native landscape is less time and effort than a lawn. I’ve been slowly converting my lawn to larger and more native beds. I don’t have to water, even during exceptional drought. I have to top the mulch up once a year. I weed (usually just grass) just whenever I spot a weed. Depending on the plant, I trim or cut it back to the ground once or twice a year.
Flowers need to be deadheaded, trees and bushes need to be shaped so they don’t look like a mess or grow causing issues.
Yeah neglecting the yard and letting it do its thing is simple, maintaining it properly so it doesn’t look like a mess and doesn’t turn to shit requires a decent of time and effort.
Beauty is subjective and most people who claim the top is easier have yards that don’t looks remotely that good.