Landscape: 7 Wise Horticultural Tips to Save Time
Anyone with a well-maintained garden knows that endless hours can be eaten up by work. No finish line of sight — planting, weeding, mulching, pruning, mowing, and composting on cultivated land (there will still be plenty of work if you grow your own plants from seed or cuttings)
Retirees have a reason for gardening; It can easily become a full-time job. But there are ways to reduce the burden. Horticulturists (or people who maintain their plots almost all the time) have a lot of tricks on their hands. We asked some gardening friends to share some secrets to save time in the gardens.
1. Organize the tool shed.
As a satellite of the Easton Wall Gardens, Ursula Solmeli knows one or two things about time-saving techniques. He has been reclaiming the estates in Easton Estate for the past two decades. “Getting tools, fertilizer, fodder, and pots before you need them is a clear but important note,” Ursula advises. "That way you don't have to go to the garden center on a beautiful sunny spring day, but can go straight into the garden and enjoy your work. Remember to slowly release six to eight months of fertilizer into your summer pots. They will grow stronger and require less liquid fodder.
2. Plant a lawn.
Like Cholmeleys, if you have a large space to maintain, consider giving some of it to a lawn. “A spring bulb lawn does a lot less work than a traditional summer lawn,” says Ursula. Plant flowering bulbs in the grass area before May each fall, and then cut from June onwards. You can get bulbs of species ranging from late January to late January to tulips and use that area as a lawn later in the year.
3. Mulch wisely.
Some jobs seem like mountain job but save time in the long run. Husband and wife garden designers Isabel and Julian Bannerman at Tremont Castle order winter mulch spread across borders. This is a great costly and very time-consuming exercise, but when spring comes it suppresses weeds and ensures that the soil and therefore the plants are strong and healthy.
4. Plant a container garden.
Gardener and The Potter Gardener, Arthur Parkinson, designs and maintains the vibrant garden in Emma Bridgewater's vast Stoke-on-Trent pottery. The place should be beautiful all year round for the benefit of the factory staff and visitors. Some tricks can do double duty.
Save watering time using larger pots, which will dry more slowly. They will add more drama. "Put extra tall Tom pots or galvanized tall buckets into real flower beds in the fall and fill them with tulip bulbs. You can take this one step further and fill the cosmos, roses and clematis using dolly tubs or old pots."
5. Choose low-maintenance plants.
Do not add too much work with high-maintenance plants. “If you like garden scents, head to the rich perfume Phlox‘ Blue Paradise ’, which pays for the annual sweet peas, and Parkinson recommends no work requiring the annual sweet peas.
6. Trust the subsidiary plants.
Pests can be destructive and can cancel out a lot of good work, so focus on prevention rather than cure. Mix vegetables like kale with your dahlia beds; Not only do they strike, they are less susceptible to pests because they are more likely to attract attention if planted alone and lined up with it, ”says Parkinson.
7. Trust the sub-ducks.
"If you have a large garden and water, Phantom foot ducks and miniature crest applicators make very beautiful slug control. I allowed them to roam the entire garden in mid-May before being planted into the summer bed garden.
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