Preparing for spring: Get ready to garden

As spring approaches, you might want to start thinking about the work that needs to be done in your garden. The wet, cold weather may have prevented you from doing any more work towards the end of last year, and those jobs might have been slowly building up. By prioritising your work, ensuring you have the correct knowledge and tools, and even thinking about a few other factors you may be able to get your garden in peak condition, ready for the warmer weather and more time spent outside.

Increase your knowledge

If you aren’t familiar with many of the plants in your garden, or see this work as more of a chore than a hobby, you may run the risk of doing irreparable damage to the grass and other plants currently situated there. For you to really get into gardening, you might want to first brush up on some of the basics. This could help you to figure out if you should swap out your existing lawn for an artificial one, as well as which greenhouses could make your plants flourish. Having a good amount of background knowledge may also be especially important should you wish to try something new this year, such as growing your own food. Failure to do so could see your plants wither away, which could be rather costly. 

Choose your tools carefully

It isn’t just the plants themselves that you need to be knowledgeable about. You might also need to think about the tools you choose to use, as well as when and where you will plant the different varieties. Using a one stop garden shop guide could allow you to figure out what you need for each specific element. Some of these could also help to maximise your safety by suggesting gloves to protect your hands, or ladders that can be used for pruning. Gaining this information may also allow you to put together a more informed budget of everything you might need before you can undertake your gardening plans.

Know when to start

A variety of factors could affect when you can begin tidying and nurturing your garden. Ideally, you may want to wait for the ground to dry out before you mow the lawn. This can make it easier on you, as well as prevent unnecessary damage to the grass. Should you begin your work in March or April, you may first want to check the hedges and shrubs, as well as any hidden nooks in the garden. Although many animals may have already come out of hibernation, there may still be a risk that hedgehogs or dormice might still be sleeping within these areas. If these animals are found, you may need to postpone your plans until they have moved on. 

Keeping yourself informed about different tools and gardening strategies could make the work you do a lot more successful. In addition to this, it can also be a good idea to consider the wildlife who call your garden their home, so that you can make choices that will benefit their lives as well as yours.