Gardening Tips for Summer
Summer – the time for recreation and holidays! And nothing beats a colourful, Summer garden. However, before you jet off on your holidays there are some steps you should be taking to make sure your garden thrives!
At Red Deer Village, each home comes with it’s own manageable garden; providing our residents with the perfect amount of space to create a garden that’s unique to them. It’s great to see what everyone can do with their space and how it brightens up their home.
The lovely, long Summer days are the perfect opportunity to pull out your gardening gloves and get planting. So, if you fancy giving it a go this Summer here are our top tips for keeping your garden bloomin’ lovely!
Water, Water, Water!
It may seem like an obvious one, but watering your plants is twice as important as the weather warms up (slightly)! Your garden will need a big drink during the week, possibly even twice if the weather really heats up. Containers and hanging baskets should be done once a day to help the plants flourish and keep them hydrated.
Why not buy yourself a colourful watering can and use it as another way to brighten up the place?
Look out for pests
You won’t be the only one enjoying the warmer weather – keep an eye out for different kinds of garden pests such as greenfly, blackfly and caterpillars! If you catch these garden pests early enough it’s quite often easy enough to deal with, however, if the are left they can easily destroy plants. A quick check of your plants while you’re watering them is more than enough!
Plan Ahead
Although we all hope for sunny, warm weather, unfortunately, we don’t always get it! Rain and frost can quickly set in overnight. It’s good to be prepared for such situations by keeping an eye on the weather forecast and taking your tender plants indoors on cold nights.
Planning ahead will ensure that you are always prepared for when bad weather strikes!
Just Keep Mowing
If you haven’t already invested in a new lawnmower perhaps this Summer’s the time to do it! Keeping your grass freshly cut makes your entire garden look more put together. The trick with mowing is to do it little and often rather than once every so often – about once a week should do it.
Once you’re done with your grass clippings why not add them to a compost heap?
Add Colour!
Have a look at your garden and decide what plants you want to take into the Summer, some may be past their best. Remove the blooms that are a little spent, and add something with a little more colour. Some of our favourite Summer flowers include sunflowers, periwinkles and marigolds!
Also,make sure to take the time to remove any weeds and give yourself a tidy space to start with.
Once your gardens had its Summer makeover why not invite friends and family over to enjoy it with you? Sit, relax and appreciate your hard work over a cold drink!
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