GARDEN MAINTENANCE TASKS

Posted on May 3, 2019 in Gardening

At Protech Garden Solutions we create a bespoke garden specification to keep your outside space maintained all year round. Whether you require us to provide simple lawn care, planting your flower displays for all year round colour or the complete garden maintenance package we will create a custom plan to your meet specific needs.

We cover every basis and angle to create or maintain a pristine look and upkeep, so whether its estate garden maintenance, business premises or public areas we provide the best service and assistance all year round.

Below if a sample of an annual garden maintenance program.

REGULAR CARE PROGRAMME

This program involves the team visiting your garden on a set day and frequency, to carry out the necessary care required to keep your garden looking great. Below is a general guide to some of the tasks we complete each month. Carrying out these tasks will ensure your garden is looking fantastic all year round.

March

• Lawn Scarified to remove thatch and moss to encourage new growth
• Lawn treated with fertilizer and moss & weed killer
• Border work- Plants dead headed, debris & weeds removed then bare soil hoed
• Prune winter flowering shrubs Rubus & Cornus pruned
• Prune Roses
• Deadhead daffodils
• Place supports for tall perennials

April 

• Fortnightly grass cut & edges sharpened with a streamer
• Border work- Plants dead headed, debris & weeds removed then bare soil hoed
• Spring flowering shrubs pruned after flowering; forsythia, chaenomeles
• Prune lavender to encourage vigorous new growth & prevent dead centres
• Tie in shoots of climbers Lift & divide neurones
• Plant summer flowering bulbs; gladiolus, anemone
• Treat weeds growing on hard surfaces with systemic herbicide

May

• Fortnightly grass cut & edges sharpened
• Border work- Plants dead headed, debris & weeds removed then bare soil hoed
• Prune early flowering shrubs; kerria, spirea ‘argot’
• Lift & divide early flowering primulas; P. denticulate
• Treat weeds growing on hard surfaces with systemic herbicide

June

• Fortnightly grass cut & edges sharpened with a strimmer (weekly if needed)
• Border work- Plants dead headed, debris & weeds removed then bare soil hoed
• Privet hedge cutting
• Check soil moisture levels
• Check plants for aphids and treat with insecticide if necessary
• Remove faded flowers from rhododendron & deciduous azalea
• Tidy hellebore foliage and remove dead flower heads
• Treat weeds growing on hard surfaces with systemic herbicide

July

• Fortnightly grass cut & edges sharpened with a strimmer (weekly if needed)
• Border work- Plants dead headed, debris & weeds removed then bare soil hoed
• Check soil moisture levels
• Check plants for aphids and treat with insecticide if necessary
• Prune mature deciduous shrubs; kolkwitzia, philadelphus & weigela
• Prune wisteria; cut growth to 5 or 6 buds of the main stems to encourage next years flowers
• Lift & divide Irises

August

• Fortnightly grass cut & edges sharpened with a strimmer (weekly if needed)
• Border work- Plants dead headed, debris & weeds removed then bare soil hoed
• Privet hedge second cut
• Buxus hedge cutting
• Treat weeds growing on hard surfaces with systemic herbicide

September

• Fortnightly grass cut & edges sharpened with a streamer
• Border work- Plants dead headed, debris & weeds removed then bare soil hoed
• Beech hedge cutting Trim conifer hedges
• Tidy leaves

October

• Fortnightly Grass Cut
• Border work- Plants dead headed, debris & weeds removed then bare soil hoed
• Cut down perennial foliage
• Tidy leaves
• Final privet hedge cut
• Prune Buddleia davidii & lavateras to half way
• Prune & tie in in climbing roses
• Deadhead lavender
• Plant late winter & spring flowering bulbs; galanthus, daffodils, tulip, iris Lift & store dahlias

November

• Border work- Plants dead headed, debris & weeds removed then bare soil hoed
• Cut down perennial foliage
• Lift & divide perennials
• Tidy leaves
• Prune sambucus and Cotinus hard

December

• Dig over any borders with poor clay soil to expose to the frost
• Plant bare-root roses
• Check tree ties and stakes
• Cut back & thin bamboos
• Lift & divide perennials
• Tidy the last of the leaves

January

• Move shrubs if needed
• Remove foliage from hellebores
• Lift & divide perennials
• Mulch borders & apply chicken manure pellets

February

• Move shrubs if needed
• Remove foliage from hellebores
• Lift & divide perennials
• Mulch borders & apply chicken manure pellets

For more information on our garden maintenance service please visit Protech Garden Solutions or call one of our friendly team on 0845 604 1288.