Preparing the Garden for Winter

Autumn Garden Care

When autumn arrives, temperatures remain high in September. Therefore, it is better to wait until the end of October for autumn maintenance.

You can start by doing a fall pruning of the shrubs first. It is best to prune roses in mid-spring, around April, after the plants have gotten over the cold days, rather than before winter.
If the garden is planted with grass, it is likely that the grass will turn yellow and be torn out in places when the summer is over. The yellowed grass can be removed and new planting can be done in the areas without grass.
The most suitable months for soil fertilization are the autumn months. In the summer, fertilizer is too much for the plants and kills them. Leaving fertilization for autumn maintenance will allow you to get the most efficiency.
If you are planning to plant flower seeds or bulbs to bloom in spring, you can do this at the beginning of October. Plants that are watered abundantly on rainy days will have an easier time rooting.

Preparing the Garden for the Cold Days of Winter

We have listed above what is included in autumn maintenance, but it is best to underline the precautions to be taken in winter, especially on days when the air temperature drops to minus degrees, under a separate heading.

Summer months are suitable for plants such as palm trees, roses, bougainvillea or geraniums, which love warm weather and give the garden a lively and heart-warming appearance. However, when winter comes and especially when frosts begin to occur, this indicates an extremely unfavorable environment for plants.

Before these dark winter days, tree trunks should be wrapped with sacks or sack-like materials. Flowering and leafy plants should be covered with a thin sheet. In order to protect plants, winter care materials sold for this purpose can be found in DIY stores.