When the snow starts to melt, and the plant life underneath it starts to thrive again, it’s time for spring. It’s the perfect season to tend to your blooming garden. Some gardeners tend to their gardens during the fall season, when they start to empty the pots, clear the paths, and empty the flower beds. This way, they can start planting as soon as spring comes. If you’ve had professional landscaping services Sydney from Amico and your flowerbeds are ready, it’s time to start the planting activities. Here are some spring tasks you could accomplish over the season:
- Inspection
During the cold weathers that have passed, the low temperature may have done damages to your garden, the plants, the soil, etc. Your plants may have suffered from freezing over some of these plants need to be removed or pruned. Your beds might need clearing from debris, damaged plants, etc. Your hardscape elements might have also been damaged and needs fixing.
- Hardscaping
Hardscaping is the human-made features of a garden like the paths, walls, fences, sheds, benches, etc. Spring is the time to repair these parts of your garden; some of them may have acquired damages over the winter. This task is easier to accomplish when your garden is still empty. If you’re planning to redecorate, reform your garden, now is the perfect time to do it, with fewer plants to move around.
- Spring Cleanup
Before your spring bulbs start to pop up and bloom, you should be able to clean the debris that is scattered in your garden. Some debris could be fallen leaves or branches, damaged or dead plants, animal feces, etc. Pick up where you left off during the fall season, finish the cleaning tasks you haven’t had the chance to do. Clean and hygienic garden maintenance can keep pests away and retain a healthy environment for your plants to grow.
- Refresh The Soil
Test your garden for at least every two years to see if it still has the nutrients your plants need to grow. Maintain the amount of fertilizer you use to avoid overdosage or under dosage. Too much soil nutrients can also harm your plants, and less of it can slow down their growth. Once you’ve had your soil tested, find the best type of fertilizer or mulch to mix with your soil. The gardening services Darlington from Amico can help you maintain your soil, tend them for you, and add what else is needed like organic compost.
- Prune
Every season is a pruning season, prune away damaged parts of your plants. Flowering shrubs that bloom on new wood or are newly grown are best pruned during spring some examples of these shrubs are roses, butterfly bush, hydrangea, potentilla, etc. While old wood plants or last year’s grown plants are not to be pruned during spring. These shrubs will bloom soon, pruning them only risks that they might lose their flower buds.
Final Word
Every season, there is a different method for gardening, and some tasks are done better during one season than the next or previous one. Tend to your garden for as long as needed, but not too much, to gain the best results during the blooming season of spring.
