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21 low maintenance garden ideas NZ

Make keeping your outdoor areas easy peasy

Ben Tutty
Last updated: 5 December 2025 | 5 min read
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Create a beautiful, low-maintenance garden with smart planning. Plant selection is crucial; choose hardy natives and evergreens suited to your local climate and soil to reduce care needs.

Set your garden up for success by using weed matting and mulch to prevent weeds, and consider an irrigation system to save time. Incorporate hardscaping like decks or paths and consider replacing a high-maintenance lawn with ground cover. A "little and often" approach keeps tasks manageable.

Low maintenance and productive can go hand-in-hand.

Wildflowers are a beautiful way to add colour to your garden without making work for yourself.

Sometimes a simple, easy garden is best.

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