This video lends a framework through which you can design a low maintenance gardening by thinking about those key chores that take the most time but which are also necessary. You can begin to put systems in place to support those functions while you get to enjoy the garden activities you love the most. One of the systems that is easy to start and supports multiple key functions is mulching. Mulching helps retain water in the soil, protects the soil from heavy rain and drought, and also slowly releases fertility into the soil.

0:10 Make an Inventory of Chores: Weeding, Watering, Fertility and Pest Control
0:25 Put Systems in Place to Support Key Functions
0:30 Mulching: Supports Weeding, Watering and Unlocks Fertility and Regulates Temperature
1:23 Benefits of Mulching: Creating a Buffer Zone