Bonjour lecteurs! Maintaining a garden is a year-round job. Each season brings new challenges as la température et le climat change constantly. However, with the right tools, you can be ready for whatever each season may bring. So what do a keen gardener needs to have a minimum in their shed? Here are the Garden Tools That You Need For Each Season.
Spring
Spring is a time of rejuvenation. It’s le moment parfait to add new plants to your garden. Whether you’re growing plants from seeds or buying baby plants from a nursery, you’ll need to look after them to grow healthily.
At a minimum, you need hand trowels to help you dig holes. It’s a must for new plants as well as repotting plants. I would also invest in some garden fork. C’est pratique to remove weeds from your beds. Weeding is a year-round job, but c’est très important to keep on top of weeds at this time of the year so that your plants grow healthily.
Last but not least, also buy a pair of secateurs.They will help you shape your garden easily.
Summer
Once you prepared garden in the Spring, it should continue to thrive in the Summer. In fact, some plants may thrive a little too well, and will need cutting back. This is also the season when you’ll need to start watering your garden more, as there are likely to be dry spells. Some of the garden tools that are useful to have in summer include:
So get the lawn mower out and enjoy the scent of freshly cut grass. You should have a decent lawn mower for this task.
Get all your watering cans as rainfall periods will slow down. So you will have to manually feel them. Why not get une petite version for the kids so that they can help you watering. If your garden is bigger, you can also use directly a garden hose. Consider a hose pipe with a multi-spray nozzle and a reel for rolling it up after use.
Autumn
During autumn, you should be able to scale back on tasks like watering, pruning and mowing.
However, there is a new challenge to deal with in this season… Leaves everywhere! If you have lots of deciduous trees and plants in and around your garden, you can expect them to start shedding their leaves. You need to be on top of it so that you can see any lawn damage, pests and disease.
To do so, use a broom for clearing leaves and debris from your patio or decking. Make sure to choose an outdoor broom with hard bristles.
You could also do with a garden rake. C’est très facile to get rid of leaves from your plant beds and lawn. Choose a purpose-designed lawn rake. Alternatively, you can invest in a leaf vacuum (useful for tackling lots of leaves).
If you have a lot to clean up, it’s worth investing in a compost bin.
C’est la place parfaite for disposing of all the leaves. The leaves will decompose and turn into nutrient rich soil to use on your plant beds in Spring.
Winter
In the winter, the garden is a bit dormant, so it doesn’t require much maintenance. But c’est le moment idéal to prune back trees. In preparation for adding new plants in Spring, it could be worth getting rid of any weeds in your beds. Some of the tools that may be useful to have in these colder months include.
So grab your garden gloves and your pruning saw, especially if you are cutting back trees. Winter is typically a good time to do this, because les arbres will no longer have any leaves and you can easily identify any dead or damaged branches to remove.
If you leave in a location with a lot of snow, it could be worth owning a snow shovel to help clear your patio or pathways.
Are you préparé to have the most luxurious garden ever? Thanks to that list of garden tools that you need for each season, it should be a straightforward job. Plus, it’s so relaxing to be gardening all year round. Would you say that you have a green thumb generally speaking? I don’t think I am much of one, but I certainly like browsing beautiful gardens in Country Magazine and Homes & Gardens.
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