Give me your suggestions on what to put around garden as a cover Please :)

[Olive]

i second the pigface!! you can get lots of colours, the bright pink is awesome and its growns resonably fast!!

[somewoman]

weedmat!! That takes care of the "low maintenance" bit

Then add in something like pigface or gazania as suggested and top it with any type of mulch (any kind) to help maintain moisture levels. Lots of mulch - about 5cm thick, preferably more. Makes a huge difference.