5 Tips for Preparing your Garden for Autumn

Autumn - when yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang upon those boughs which shake against the cold - has been inspiring poets and frustrating gardeners since time immemorial. As we enjoy the last few hot days of summer, there are a few things that you can be doing to prepare your garden for autumn.

1. Enjoy the fruits of your garden.

Blackberries, pears, apples and tomatoes should all be at their best in September. Courgettes are blooming into marrows and the early squashes are out. Get ready for your own harvest festival.

2. Deadheading and staking.

What sounds like a night out with Buffy the Vampire Slayer is actually an important part of your autumn garden routine. Anything that you want to continue flowering, such as dahlias, needs to have the old flowers removed. Your taller plants, such as asters, need to be tied to bamboo stakes before the heavier autumn dews weigh them down.

3. Repair your lawn.

Autumn is the perfect time to reseed any bare patches of lawn. Add some weed-free topsoil and throw in more seed than you think is necessary. The autumn heat and rains should do the rest (provided you can keep the kids off it).

4. Restore your patio.

Is your patio looking a little old? Is there a wobbly slab on the steps that you have to warn guests about – or perhaps the summer has encouraged some tough weeds through the cracks? Help is at hand with our paving restoration service. You can get your patio looking as good as new.

5. Cover your garden furniture.

We may yet have an Indian summer, but sooner or later it will be time to cover up your furniture. Wooden garden furniture will age much more quickly if left exposed through the autumn and winter. Cover it with a weighted tarpaulin or store it in your toolshed until spring.

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