Maintaining a beautiful landscape often requires routine cleanup and watering. You may need to remove flowers, leaves, seeds, and twigs from the ground to prevent grass and plants from becoming smothered. Watering is an essential part of keeping your entire landscape healthy.

However, you may not like how much watering you need to do to maintain optimal health. A smart move is to hire landscapers who can make changes that help reduce water usage.

Inorganic Additions

An effective way to reduce reliance on water is by making inorganic additions. For instance, you can add small, medium, and large boulders around the landscape to add visual appeal. The larger boulders can also give your family places to sit down while spending time outside.

Dirt, gravel, and sand can also take up space without demanding watering usage. You can remove some of the grass and put it in a sand pit where your children can play. Hardscape additions are also worth considering, such as benches and pathways. Another option is to add a gazebo because it provides functionality, takes up space, and does not require any watering.

Discuss these things with the landscaping company you hire to learn about the benefits, features, and options related to reducing water use.

Groundcover

Adding ground cover can make a huge difference in saving on water. While a typical lawn needs to be watered consistently to stay green and healthy, you can pick a native ground cover that needs little to no watering. Landscapers can tell you about your native options, including their qualities and concerns, to help you decide on one to start growing throughout your property.

Grass is usually better for playing on than groundcover plants. So, you may still want to keep a section of grass when you have children and pets.

Mulch Beds

A worthy feature to add to your landscape is mulch beds. You can add mulch beds around your home to boost visual appeal, protect your home's foundation, and reduce water usage. The mulch will protect against weeds that would steal water from plants you want to thrive.

Another benefit of mulch beds is that most of the coverage is mulch with a couple of plants spread throughout, which naturally reduces water demands. So, you can put a mulch bed along a perimeter fence to reduce or prevent water from getting on the fence due to less watering.

Make these changes with professional help to save on water and improve your landscape design.