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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
M T O’Donnell

From raised beds to ground cover: how to create a low-maintenance garden

Senior woman gathering fresh mint from her back garden.
Having a beautiful garden doesn’t have to involve a lot of kneeling and digging. Photograph: SolStock/Getty Images

Imagine a garden where the grass is always greener, and relaxation reigns supreme. A place where your new gardener is busy bustling round the garden, the gentle hum of mowing barely audible as you admire your verdant vista.

You don’t need to feel guilty about sipping your sundowner and not offering to help – because that gardener is called Miimo, and it’s a robot. Put like that, it may sound like science fiction but, in fact, robotic lawnmowers are now established tools in helping you love and live with your garden for longer. Oh, and they’re quieter too.

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