This very low water usage landscape design for entry on a craftsman style home incorporates color pumping roses, perennials, colorful trees, a small patch of lawn, and ornamental grasses. Mulch tidies up the flower bed and keeps weeds to a minimum. Design and installation by Kodiak Landscape®.

Front Yard Landscape with exposed natural stone.
Photo of a mid-sized tropical full sun front yard brick driveway in Tampa.

Laurel Way Beverly Hills modern home custom wraparound pool. Photo by William MacCollum.
Patio fountain - mid-sized modern side yard tile patio fountain idea in Los Angeles with no cover

This parkway was transformed from a traditional turf that required traditional maintenance on a regular basis to a low maintenance, habitat friendly planting of native Buffalo Grass with a butterfly garden. The Buffalo Grass was planted with plugs and after established requires mowing only once a year and minimal water.

Bruce Damonte
Inspiration for a large contemporary courtyard patio remodel in San Francisco with decking and a roof extension

This is an example of a mid-sized contemporary full sun front yard concrete paver formal garden in Seattle.

Mid-sized modern multicolored two-story mixed siding flat roof idea in Houston with a shingle roof

Photo of a small modern full sun backyard concrete paver landscaping in Chicago.

by Karen Aitken
Inspiration for a small mediterranean full sun backyard brick landscaping in San Francisco.

Drivable grass helps continue the landscaped front garden across the whole front of the house, for a wider, greener street presence.
Example of a large arts and crafts gray three-story stucco exterior home design in San Francisco

Lawn care maintenance by the seasons is a year long, continuous affair. To keep your lawn healthy and looking its best all through the year requires a considerable effort. Lawn care maintenance differs from season to season so here are some tips to get you started:

Lawn Care Maintenance in Summer
1 Proper watering is important in this season so that the soil does not dry out.

2 In summer the grass grows faster, so you'll need to mow it more often. However ensure that you don't cut off more than 1/3rd portion of the grass blades.

3 Just like the grass, weeds also thrive in warmer climates. Make sure to do some timely weeding in this season so that weed growth does not go out of hand.

4 During summer insects and pests are very active. Check the lawn soil for grubs, larvae of beetles and other insects that cause bare or dry patches. Go for pest control if you find an infestation. Re-seed the bare patches if needed.

Lawn Care Maintenance in the Fall
1 Falling leaves must be cleared more often during fall. This allows the grass to breathe and utilise the sunlight in preparation for the coming winter.

2 Clear any dead grass and other debris from the lawn in this season.

3 It is important to fertilise your lawn during the fall so that it gets the nourishment required for the dormant wintertime.

Lawn Care Maintenance in Winter
1 Leave the grass level as short as possible in preparation for the winter. This will prevent the blades from bending under the weight of the snow.

2 Just before the onset of winter is a good time to prune the shrubs and trees to encourage new growth and flowering as spring approaches.

3 It is a good idea to clear the lawn and yard of all outdoor furniture, pots, planters, logs, etc. This prevents the formation of dead patches as the snow vanishes.

4 Try to keep the side-walks and other spaces free of snow as much as possible.

Lawn Care Maintenance in Spring
1 Clean up the lawn of debris like leaves, twigs and other dead material that has collected over the winter.

2 Early spring is the time to fertilise the lawn which helps in its growth.

3 To get ready for mowing, begin by tuning up your lawn mower. Now is the time for a routine maintenance check.

4 Check for weed growth and de-weed your lawn so that it not only looks neat, but also ensures healthy growth.

You can follow these lawn care maintenance tips and do it all yourself or you could hire a professional lawn maintenance service like Fox Mowing to keep up the schedules. Fox Mowing( http://foxmowing.com.au/) takes up lawn and Garden Maintenance Professionals contracts along with other jobs like weeding and pest control, fertilising, mulching, debris removal, pruning, hedge maintenance, etc.

Elegant light wood floor bedroom photo with gray walls

Front Yard Landscape with black pebble grave.
Photo of a small contemporary drought-tolerant and full sun front yard gravel landscaping in Tampa.

Tomer Benyehuda
Patio - mid-sized contemporary backyard concrete paver patio idea in Los Angeles with a fire pit and a gazebo

Design ideas for a tropical drought-tolerant side yard landscaping in Orange County.

Fresh concrete with repeating linear cutouts are planted with Elfin Thyme. A staggered path of limestone tiles will frame a forthcoming sculpture. Crushed salt and pepper quartz complete the low maintenance, low water use look.

Inviting Free Little Library incorporated into front yard landscape. Chilton edging stone separates turf from landscape bed. Living Space Landscapes, Minnesota

Photo of a large contemporary backyard landscaping in San Francisco with decking.