Keep Your Garden Looking Great with This Top Tips

The summer is finally here! Making the most of the sunny weather by spending more time outdoors is a welcome break from the dreary winter months, and if you’re lucky enough to have a garden, then you might want to make the most of this outdoor space this season. However, if you want your garden to look its best, you’ll need to take the time to care for it properly, and below are some top tips on how you can do this.

Lawn

If you have a lawn in your garden and want it to look healthy and green all summer long, you’ll need to invest in a good lawn mower to keep it neat. Cub Cadet specializes in both domestic and commercial lawn mowers in various models that can help you manage both small and large lawn areas. You should also get a good sprinkler system so that your lawn can stay hydrated as the heat can often dry it out, turning it a dull brown/yellow color.

Plant Food

As well as keeping your plant life watered so it can flourish, you must also remember to add plant food to your watering can or get some that can be put directly into your soil. This is particularly important for plants in pots or planters that can’t get the same nutrition from the ground soil. If you are using liquid plant food to add to water, then you should use it every 7-14 days so that your plants are getting enough nutrients to grow properly. For the plant food that can be added directly to the soil, this should be replenished every six weeks. Always check the product packaging regarding this as they will have more specific instructions on how often to use it.

Stay on Top of the Weeds

Weeding your garden can be a tedious task, but it is important to stay on top of this. If the weeds get out of control, not only will it make your garden appear untidy, but the roots from the weeds can also affect your other plant life and prevent them from growing properly. There are plenty of useful tools you can use to dig out more difficult weeds and spray some weedkiller down each time to try and kill the remaining roots and slow down regrowth. Just make sure you are being careful not to use the weedkiller in the same beds as your other plants; otherwise, this will kill them off as well. It’s best to use this in the cracks between paving slabs or gravel to keep them at bay. A good lawn spray can help you not only grow a beautiful lawn but help eliminate the weeds as well.

Use Storage and Utilize the Space in Your Garden

Even for smaller gardens, you’ll still use basic gardening tools for maintenance, and they need somewhere to be stored safely. You can get garden sheds in various sizes, so finding one that fits your garden shouldn’t be too difficult. You might also consider storing some of your tools under a bench with hidden storage space as well. If you do have a small garden, think about getting shelves or putting planters on the garden walls so you can fit in more plant life without compromising the floor space.

If you want your garden to look great this summer, use these top tips to keep it neat, tidy, and healthy.