Advertorial Feature
It might be October with the trees shedding their leaves and the weather decidedly autumnal but now is the best time to get your garden summer ready. There is plenty to do in the garden to prepare your outdoor space ready for the year ahead and here’s why it’s a good idea to tend to it now.
Buy ahead and beat the rush
During the summer when the weather is sunny and warm there is always a rush on popular garden products. This includes luxury garden furniture such as dining tables, comfortable seating areas and loungers (ideal for sun worshipping). Inevitably, everyone wants to sit outside in their gardens and enjoy the lovely weather on comfy outdoor furniture, however this also means that everyone else will want to, do the same and stock levels will reduce quickly. Buying your furniture ahead of the summer is a great way of ensuring you own the furniture you want in your price range.
Get planting now
Many of the plants and flowers that bloom during the summer need planting now. This means making sure you have bedding areas ready for seeds and you have the right bulbs in your garden ready with plenty of growing time.
According to the Royal Horticultural Society, many of the flowers we enjoy in the summer need to be planted in the autumn. This includes spring flowering bulbs such as crocus, hyacinths and daffodils. Lilliies, alliums and crocosmia should be planted in October. Tulips should be planted by November.
Cut back the perennials
If you want to ensure your garden looks in good shape for the summer, you will need to spend some time giving your existing garden space some TLC. This includes cutting back the perennials to ensure they grow back next year. Popular perennials include lavender and peonies. Cutting back the stems on these plants will encourage growth during the autumn which should help to provide your garden with colour in the summer.
Prepare leaf mould
If your garden has trees that shed their leaves during the autumn, collect these up into a big pile and recycle the leaves as leaf mould. Leaf mould isn’t an instant process so you’ll want to do this every year but store the leaves in an open but sheltered area of your garden, water and leave them to rot. Within a couple of years, the leaf mould will reduce down to organic matter that you can recycle on your garden soil.
Put the work in now so you can rest in the summer
With the UK weather very changeable, we never know if we’re going to get a good summer or not. You should take advantage of the cooler autumn days to spruce up your garden including paint your woodwork (such as gates and fences, and do any of the major renovation works you may be having. Getting this work done before the warmer weather arrives allows you to enjoy it when it eventually does arrive.
If you’ve got any other tips for getting your garden summer ready in autumn, I’d love to hear them.
Discover more from Hello MrsShilts
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.
