Recurring maintenance costs can become a burden due to bad planning by inexperienced landscapers and landscape architects who have no prior hands on experience in landscape maintenance. Proper planning can lead to tremendous savings in future maintenance costs through reduction of labor time, water usage through efficient irrigation, and proper maintenance techniques. It will also look at factors such as liabilities from injuries due to low hanging branches, certain types of toxic or thorny plants and flowers, and even slipping on wet cement.