Ultra Outdoors
Cutting Back
The first thing that you should think about doing at this time of year is cutting back a lot of your vegetation. Whether you’ve got pretty plants or classic hedges, you may need to do a big clear before winter sets in. Deadheading flowers, cutting back plants and hedges, and even trimming trees is something that you should be doing this autumn or early winter. You could leave this until late winter or early spring, but if you want to get a head start, now’s the time to do it.
Lawn Care
Then, you may want to give your lawn a little TLC before the season ends. Although you may have spent the summer trying to keep it in good condition, there’s nothing like fall and winter that takes its toll. So, to ensure that your lawn can stay strong and healthy for next spring, you should focus on some maintenance now. Whether you work on it yourself or hire a professional like Brookside Lawn Service, this can be essential to keeping your lawn lush and green. You’ll be glad you did it now when it’s able to survive a harsh winter.
Soil Care
Likewise, you may also want to ensure that your soil is ready for the winter season. To do this, first work on removing any weeds that have grown and give the soil a good turning over. You should then find a good winter mulch to lay over the top so that you can keep the nutrients in your soil should you be faced with any harsh weather over the next coming months.
Patio & Pool Cleaning
Then you should turn your attentions to the other maintenance tasks that your garden will need. Firstly, you may want to give your patio a good cleaning over. You may have done this ready for summer, but you’d be surprised how quickly it can need a good spruce again. Then, if you do have a pool, you should hire a team to give it a good clean and close it up for the winter months if you’re not intending on using it.
Wrapping Up
Finally, if you do live in an area that does see extreme weather, you should think about protecting your plants for winter. One of the ways you can do this is to wrap them up. Your choice of material may depend on your preferences or the plants you have, but ensure that you wrap them early enough to keep them healthy for spring.
At this time of year, it’s easy to believe that you’re going to see the end of your time out in the garden. But that doesn’t always have to be the case. You may actually find that you start to get out there a bit more, but not in the same way. With summer winding down, you may have a little more maintenance on your hands before the year is up. Although the growing season is almost over, you’re still going to want your garden to work with your lifestyle. And to do that, you’re going to need to maintain it and get it in shape ready for next spring.
