If you are new to home ownership and you have zero gardening experience, do not fear, as we offer an easy-to-read guide to help you keep your garden looking in tip-top shape. Two or three hours per week is all it takes to maintain your outdoor living space, please read on for the details.
Essential tools & equipment
In order to stay on top of the gardening, you will need the following:
- Hand tools – spade, shovel, rake, hoe, stiff broom, pruning secateurs, fork and weeding trowel.
- Power tools – Hedge trimmer, lawn mower, leaf blower and small chainsaw.
- Equipment – Stepladders, wheelbarrow
When buying tools and equipment, always choose established brands, as they will stand the test of time; at the end of the day, you get what you pay for.
Essential Storage
Of course, you need a secure place to store gardening equipment; search the web for leading Australian suppliers of garden sheds and order a suitably sized unit. All you need to do is build a concrete base and whether you buy the shed in kit form or you have the unit installed, make sure you have a secure lock on the door.
Create a compost corner
If you do this, you reap several rewards; it’s a place to put all green waste and you can feed plants, shrubs and trees. Grass cuttings, dead wood, weeds and leaves can all be dumped in the compost; turn the material and keep it moist, which helps the material break down.
Research species online
Google can give you the answers to all your gardening questions; which flowers and shrubs to plant, how to prune and seasonal information. You can find gardening forums, where you can talk to seasoned gardeners who love teaching newbies about all aspects of gardening, including maintenance. Click here for information about hillside homes.
Woodchips
The flower beds are typically full of weeds and by spreading a few inches of woodchips, you can eliminate this task, which will save an hour or two. Other materials include shingles and decorative aggregate, which can be ordered from the online supplier.
Gardening
Like most things, the more you do it, the more proficient you will become. Let’s say it is Saturday afternoon and you are going to tidy up the garden; start by cutting the grass, clip the fence line and around trees then trim the hedges, weed the flowerbeds, prune the trees, then it is time to sweep up and get rid of the green waste. Water flowers, shrubs and trees if it is the dry season and that should be it!
If you are one of those people who hates gardening, contact a local landscape gardener who offers garden maintenance; they will visit your home as frequently as you wish and bill you at the end of the month.
Other people find gardening very therapeutic and when you have some free time, you can get the tools out of the shed and tidy up the garden.
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