Garden Care Calendar
What we do in your garden, month by month
Gardening is highly seasonal and depends on the weather, so the work changes through the year. Here's a guide to the jobs we typically focus on each month to keep your garden looking its best all year round.
January
- Tool maintenance & sharpening
- Prune apple & pear trees
- Clear winter debris
- Plan the year ahead
February
- Cut back deciduous grasses
- Prune wisteria & roses
- Prepare beds & borders
- First lawn tidy if mild
March
- First mow of the season
- Mulch beds & borders
- Sow hardy annuals
- Weed & feed lawns
April
- Regular mowing begins
- Plant out spring bedding
- Hedge tidy
- Edge beds & borders
May
- Weekly/fortnightly mowing
- Plant summer bedding
- Stake tall perennials
- Control weeds & moss
June
- Mowing & edging
- Deadhead flowers
- Trim hedges (after nesting)
- Watering in dry spells
July
- Mowing & lawn care
- Watering & feeding
- Deadheading & pruning
- Pest & disease control
August
- Mowing & edging
- Hedge trimming
- Watering
- Tidy borders
September
- Scarify & aerate lawns
- Overseed bare patches
- Plant spring bulbs
- Autumn pruning
October
- Leaf clearance
- Final cut of lawns
- Cut back perennials
- Plant bare-root hedging
November
- Leaf clearance
- Winter prep & protection
- Prune roses
- Gutter & debris clearing
December
- Garden tidy & clearance
- Protect tender plants
- Plan next season
- Tool & equipment care
Want a tailored plan for your garden through the year?