Local Gardeners
How to Make the most of a Winter Garden in London
London has a microclimate where it can get sunny and cold over the year. For local gardeners, there are distinctions in gardening activities during these seasons. Please don't mistake the winter as a period for rest, free from gardening activities, for despite the winter, we have to make the most of our gardens in London. And that raises the question of how to keep our winter garden alive during the cold and chilling days.
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Now being the winter, your garden does not have to look bare or like an empty shell. There should be some life and activities such as winter gardening. Thus, we will share some tips on winter gardening in London to help you manage your garden to look good and appealing at all times. Here are the following tips:
The best time to plan for your garden
The winter should not be spent idle and leaving your garden without maintaining it. This is the best time to plan your garden and draw out a structure, especially for a social garden for the summer. Please take a look at your garden, map out the landscape, visualize how you want it to look in the summer, and then implement. With the well-planned structure, you can now work out the design on the floor and make the necessary preparation and set up for the summer work.
Buy and establish plants in the garden.
People do not usually buy plants during the winter, so it is cheaper during this period. Therefore, take advantage of the readily available and low cost of the plant this period to set up your garden approaching the summer. You can keep these plants in the nursery while preparing your garden if the weather allows you to do that. Then prepare all the primary planning processes so you can set up your plant awaiting the summer for quick results.
Taming for the winter garden
The winter is the best time to tame the garden during winter gardening. It is perfect because any tree that may be casting shadows on your plant and preventing sunlight would have withered off during this period, and you can easily take off the branches. It would be best if you did this in a way that will have access to direct sunlight to the plant, which will increase the garden's performance. Taming during the summer will be difficult and will create much mess since leaves will be everywhere.
Shifting of plants and other structure
Now, if you have a huge plant, trees or other structures that you plan on getting out of the way, then the winter period is the perfect time to get those things out of the way. In the case of plants or trees, you can remove them easily since their roots are not firmly attached to the soil during the winter except in cases where the ground has frozen. Also, you can replant them in areas where they seem better or will not affect the garden. There are tricks to doing this uprooting to ensure that you get it right and don't damage the plant's root.
Invest in evergreen plant
Rather than leaving the garden looking abandoned, you should invest in evergreen plants that grow all seasons. For example, camellias are the perfect plant for the winter period, and all you have to do is work on the acidity of the soil to support the plant during the difficult winter period. They will brighten up your garden and get you prepared for the summer. Heuchera Sweet Tea is another plant you can plant across all periods, so you should have them in your garden during the winter.
Brighten your gardens with outdoor accessories
Another way to keep your garden lively for gathering with friends and families is by adding outdoor accessories such as artificial flowers or plants, bulbs and decorative accessories to keep the place looking bright and accessible. In addition, you can add some decorations and make the site perfect for socialization with these accessories.
You do not have to keep the garden idle during the winter, for you can quickly transform your garden into a place for hangout. Or otherwise, prepare it for the upcoming summer with the proper techniques. You are free to drop your comments and opinions. Let's discuss the winter garden options. And please don't forget to subscribe to all our social media spaces.
