How to maintain your garden in winter?
Winter is not synonymous with a break for gardeners. From autumn, various tasks can be carried out to maintain the exteriors or plan new arrangements for the return of the summer season. Checklist of possible gardening activities in winter.
Planning winter development work
If you are planning major work to develop your garden (renovation of a driveway, construction of a terrace or pond, installation of a watering system, installation of a hedge ...), winter is the most favorable season to get started. This will allow you to enjoy the garden 100% once the sun returns.
Garden cleaning operation
As soon as the leaves begin to fall and until the trees are completely bare, it is advisable to pick up the leaves, so as to have a clean garden and especially avoid an accumulation of organic matter. Put these leaves on the compost pile or at the foot of a somewhat fragile shrub as winter protection. Also be sure to clean the beds, ornamental ponds, or garden accessories.
Pruning trees (or not) ?
Generally speaking, it is imperative to prune out of frost. If it is still possible to prune the most vigorous plants at the beginning of winter, it is better to wait until the end of the cold period to take care of the summer flowering plants. Regarding fruit trees, keep in mind that stone trees are pruned "green" while pome trees are pruned when they no longer have leaves.
Shelter the most fragile plants. Fragile and exotic plants do not tolerate too cool temperatures, so it is strongly recommended to place them in a greenhouse. For others, remember to provide wintering sails in anticipation of negative temperatures.
Think about the layout of the future garden
From the beginning of autumn, take the time to consult the catalogs to prepare your orders for bulbs, plants or mini-clods. If you have a vegetable garden, this is the time to think about its redevelopment by integrating, why not, the principle of crop rotation.
Nicolas MOULIGNER
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