Creating and maintaining a clean, organized and appealing interior can be stressful. Adding the task of caring for the outside of our homes to our to-do lists can be headache-inducing. That’s why it’s understandable that when it comes to household upkeep, it’s often outside areas that are given low priority, particularly during the cooler months. But creating a clean and restful patio, yard or garden space doesn’t have to be a big hassle — even if you don’t have much of a green thumb.