Low Cost Landscape Ideas

Hi PerthReno.
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I have the same problem. Renters won’t usually weed garden beds to the level an owner might. They aren’t necessarily being lazy - many owners don‘t upkeep their own garden beds either. And weeding is a lot of work!

At each renter changeover I used to weed the garden beds thoroughly and lay mulch thickly. But grass still grows up! At the end of the last tenancy, one garden bed was 25cm deep in a layer of thick ‘hay’ where the grass had been sprayed over the past year but not removed.

I have now let many of the garden beds go to grass - it’ll make it easier for the renters to mow.

Alternatively, consider including gardening in the rental cost.

...thats a hard one. Last property I had for 15 years with the same issues. Simply spent a small sum to weed, mulch and thrown in a few more plants when I sold it