"There is a lot of information available online," says Wiebe. "Our
website is our best tool for people to go to, but be sure to ask lots
of questions before you go out and do it."
Once that good foundation is down you can start with a plan for
your plants. Carla Hrycyna, co-owner and president at St. Mary's
nursery & Garden Centre, says a plan helps define what low main-
tenance means to you and determines how much care you will
do in the long run, your budget and the overall appearance of
the yard.
"The biggest problem is people jumping the gun and putting
things in the ground and then asking: Should we have put that
there?" says Hrycyna.
The goal is to move toward low maintenance by choosing plants
that require little attention once established, and to dedicate part
of the yard to plantings that are conducive to mulch and other ag-
gregates for interest and texture or for architectural variety.
'The biggest problem is people
jumping the gun and putting things
in the ground and then asking:
Should we have put that there?'
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