Keen gardeners will be itching to get out into the garden again after the winter months. For those who are hoping to spend more time in the garden this year but who aren’t quite sure where to start, here are a few simple spring gardening tips and ways to prep your garden for the year ahead. Pull on your welly boots, look out those gardening gloves and get out into the fresh spring air whilst giving your garden a healthy tidy up. 

Tidy up debris

A warmer, drier spring day is a great chance to get out in the garden to clear up any debris left behind by the winter weather. Clear lawns of any fallen twigs, leaves and dead growth by hand or using a rake or leaf blower – making sure the grass is as dry as possible will stop creating any damage and make your job easier. Give any paving or decking a good brush down whilst you are there too.

Wheedle out the weeds

You may notice a few weeds poking through the ground as the weather turns warmer and sunnier – get rid of them now before they take over the garden and cause problems later on in the year. Again, use a rake or remove weeds by hand and weed killers are also an option, especially for stubborn varieties. Get on top of weeds early to stop them spreading and competing with your plants for nutrients and water.

Repair patchy lawns

Winter can cause damage to lawns, leaving them patchy and uneven so early spring is a good time to re-seed them, adding a bit of fertiliser to your soil and then mixing in your grass seed before spreading onto any patches and raking smooth – keep well-watered until grass starts to appear. You can also take the chance to neaten up any overgrown edges of lawn and take advantage of dry spells to get the grass cut for the first time in the season. Remember, unused lawnmower blades can become blunt so give it a quick service before using again, carefully sharpening blades if needed. Applying some fertiliser to your lawn will also give it a good start for the warmer months.

Sow seeds

Spring is the time to sow seeds, so put a bit of thought into what you’d like to grow whether it be veggies, herbs or your favourite plants and flowers. Hardy annual varieties can be sown outside at any season, but more delicate plants will need a frost-free place to get growing first before being planted outside. Sunny windowsills are good or even better if you have a greenhouse in the back garden.

Refresh borders, beds and pots

Refill pots or plug gaps in your beds and borders with hardier shrub varieties and perennials, which should last you a long time and help bring colour, texture and interest to your garden before flowering is in full bloom come later spring/summer. Feed soil with some well-rotten organic matter, you can even use old gathered up moulded leaves which do a great job, or shop bought compost is good too.

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