Walking Through the Seasons of Gardening With These Top Gardening Tips
We live in a digital age. The age of instant gratification. You can communicate, investigate, shop or do business anywhere at anytime. Gardening helps you to slow down the pace in this instant world today and remains a way of life that requires patience, anticipation and experimentation. Here are some gardening tips that can help you as you go through the seasons of gardening:
The Season of Preparation
The garden is best thought of in terms of seasons, with Spring being a time of preparation. Now is the time to turn the soil, get planting beds ready for this year’s residents, sow seeds or get starter plants acclimated to their new surroundings. There are a few early bursts of display in ornamental trees and spring flowers but largely this is a season of preparation to be followed a season of work and enjoyment.
The Season of Reaping
Not everything has to be put in the ground fresh each year. Perennials offer pleasure year after year and often look more fabulous with the passing seasons. Think of summer as the season of reaping. You’ll have plenty to occupy your time keeping things watered, trimmed and fed but you’ll also be drinking in the delights of your labors.
The Season of Restoring
The end of summer or early autumn will be the time to divide bulbs (e.g. iris), sow fall plants and to feed and seed your lawn. This is also the ideal time to add trees or shrubs to your gardenscape. Here again, you’ll want to take the patient view. Plant a smaller tree. It will take longer to develop girth and provide shade, but will take root sooner and be less problematic over the long haul. Small shrubs and perennials will likewise need several years to grow into their imagined beauty.
Late fall is a good time to think about feeding your soil. The health of your soil will have much to do with the health and beauty of your garden. Make sure to give your garden soil plenty of organic matter at this time of year. One to two inches of mulch prevents weeds and holds moisture, but you can save money by shredding your fall leaves and laying them down instead. Shredded leaves offer the added benefit of acting as a dining invitation to garden-friendly earthworms.
Seasons of Persistence
One of our top gardening tips is the reminder to not give up too quickly. All gardeners learn through trial and error. Be ready to give plants a couple of seasons to meet your desired goals, but if you aren’t seeing your dream realized, go ahead and try something else. After patience, persistence is the best keyword for gardeners.
At Kincaid Garden Markers we revel in the seasonal timetable of gardening. Gardens move at a slower pace than the rest of life. It’s a welcome change. However, don’t wait too long to order your garden markers. Now, during the season of preparation is the best time to get them ordered and have them on hand when plants go into the ground. We’re ready to send yours today.
