...watering, lawn maintenance.? I live in Toronto, Canada and need of some landscaping ideas for a very small 45sq foot lot (including the house). Looking for recommendations of any type of low maintenance plants, shrubs, flowers, ground cover that will last in this zone. Not sure what zone Toronto is? I am not a gardener and have no idea where to start . I would like to do something that will require very minimal maintenence (i.e. pruning, watering, lawn maintenance) but will still look nice.... am I asking for too much? : ) I would very much love to find some plants to hide meters that are next to the front porch while allowing for access. Also in the summer there are a lot of mosquitoes and some sort of invisible biting bug. Any recommendations of plants to keep them at bay?