Having a nice garden is the dream of many homeowners but the challenge of garden maintenance can often feel like a major hurdle. In this article, we’ll be taking a quick look at some of the ways you can make things easier on yourself and how you can find a process that works for you.
Keep a Must-Do List
Garden maintenance is all about consistency and the best way to stay consistent is to have a list of your most important tasks. The key to a good ‘must-do’ list is prioritisation. Learn which tasks absolutely need to be done and which can wait if need be.
That said, it’s very important that your must-do list should feel achievable. 2 hours’ worth of tasks will feel daunting but 20 minutes’ worth is far more achievable. Once you’ve started work on your garden, the less vital tasks can often feel more accessible and you’d be amazed how often you’ll go beyond those 20 minutes and spend the whole afternoon pottering away.
Find Ways to Speed Up Your Process
One point we’d really like to stress is that you should never feel guilty about finding a way to speed up your gardening process. Whether that’s through an automated sprinkler system or by limiting your lawn to something more manageable, the most important thing is that you’re happy with the look and feel of your outdoor space.
Finding time for anything is a challenge and feeling guilty never helps. Keeping a garden doesn’t have to take up all your time and if you find it’s becoming too much of a hassle, then it’s time to make a change.
Every garden is different and requires a different level of garden maintenance. If your garden is getting out of hand, then the best thing you can do is break down all the tasks you have to deal with, find the ones that are taking up the most time and look for effective ways to limit them.
That might seem challenging at first but fortunately, the internet is full of creative solutions to gardening problems. With a little research, you’d be amazed at some of the ideas people have come up with.
Hire The Professionals
Of course, tips and tricks are all well and good but the best way to keep your garden at its best without any extra hassle on your end is to work with the professionals. Here at Eden Gardens, we’ve had years of experience in all areas of gardening from design right through to maintenance and there’s nothing we love more than creating gorgeous outdoor spaces.
If you’d like to hire us for all your garden maintenance needs, then get in touch today by calling 0800 022 4112 or emailing us at ivan@eden-gardens.co.uk.
