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You could swap out your planting for the kind of thing that contract gardeners do well. It's a million times better than replacing it with hard landscaping.
The house doesn't die but a problem in one place that doesn't get spotted for some reason can quickly spread and end up costing a lot of money. I had some cracked valley tiles that led to some damp in the rooms below and lots.of hassle, dirt etc. The hydrangea that died is easily replaced with another, or ignored, and the plants around it are fine.
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I have a garden and it isn't easy or cheap to pay someone to maintain it - you can get gardeners in but they are expensive and don't do everything.
Don't get me wrong, I like having it and wouldnt consider getting rid, but it definitely requires more constant and skilled maintenance than the house does. The house doesn't grow (or die) if you ignore it for a few months.