Easy maintenance landscaping

LOL...I always recommend boxwoods as a low maintenance option because they typically only need to be trimmed about once a year. If your hubby can't do it, you might consider hiring a local service. If the shrubs are already gone, I am afraid you are looking at doing plating, etc to get a new look. You could try a dwarf variety of boxwoods that does not grow quickly....or maybe something like an ornamental grass that would not get too tall. Unfortunately, nearly every type of landscape plant will need some sort of maintenance at least once a year.

Your location was not specified, however if you are in a warm location succulents will be your best option

You could plant some ornamental grasses. I would pick the shorter varieties.... https://www.google.com/search?q=pictures+of+ornamental+grasses&client=opera&hs=r6V&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj74M3LgoLWAhUT8mMKHUa6D20Q7AkIlwE&biw=1366&bih=629 I would laydown landscape fabric first, and then plant each grass. Then lay some ornamental rock onto the landscape fabric, or wood chips.

You can always put in fake plants... no maintenance needed lol! However, if you use anything real, it will take some type of maintenance. Try the large Lariope in green or variegated (or both). It's just a large ornamental grass. I wouldn't use the small ones, they don't grow fast and are just too small to use on their own. The larger ones are prettier and fill in more space.

http://www.evergreenplantnursery.com/Big-Blue-Liriope-Grass-p/lirblu1.htm

What about low growing bushes like Mexican Heather. This small shrub adds a hefty dose of cool color to the garden. Mexican heather displays an abundant bloom of small light-purple, white and pink flowers throughout most of the year in addition to green foliage. Reaching a height of up to 2 feet, these evergreens resist most pest and disease problems. Grow Mexican heather, also known as false heather, in U.S. Department of Agriculture hardiness zones 8b to 11 for successful growth.

I copied most of that from a garden page.

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Here are some links for ideas. Also look into Xeriscaping.

http://mobilehomeliving.org/landscaping-ideas-for-mobile-homes/

http://m.wikihow.com/Xeriscape

Thanks everyone that responded. I think i have a couple of ideas that will work.