Autumn Tips To Prepare Your Garden For Winter
Updated / 19 Nov 2018Prepare your garden for the cold months ahead with our top tips!
- It’s important to make the most of the sunlight for plants as the days are becoming shorter. Make sure you remove anything that is shading your greenhouse.
- Autumn is the perfect time to clean your greenhouse. Wash out pots and seed trays ready for spring sowing and planting.
- Take the opportunity to move any plants that could be placed better.
- Give your lawn some attention if it’s not looking great. Start by removing thatch and moss. You can use a moss killer first if there is a lot to get rid of.
- Clear out your compost bin. After clearing up borders and vegetable plots, it’s likely that you will have a lot of plant material for your compost heap. Autumn is a great time to get rid of last year’s compost and it can then be used around the garden. This will create space in the compost bin.
- ender species like begonias and dahlias will need lifting before the frosty weather arrives.
- Before storing garden equipment, get it prepared for when you will next be using it. Send your lawnmower for a service, sharpen shears and secateurs and clean other tools. To avoid rust, dry tools and oil the metal parts. Use linseed oil to clean and protect wooden handles.