There are times when health or work commitments mean you do not have time to take care of your garden. Instead of wanting to live in an apartment or having the money to hire a gardener, you can spend a little money and save time in the long run. Here are five options to consider. Create an Alpine rockery It may seem hard at first, but building a rock garden does not have to be a difficult task. If you have a clear garden plot without trees or bushes overhanging it would be ideal for a rock garden. After cleaning the lawn, simply build it with old debris or bricks, placing the old lawn on the rubble and adding some topsoil. In this, you only need to place nice stone blocks and well located with an intermediate space for your alpine bushes. So, it's just a matter of covering the bare ground with gravel or pebbles. The alpines are small, hardy shrubs that do not care much, so they will be ideal plants for a low maintenance garden. Gravel and rocks provide little sp...