Spring has finally sprung! This article will provide lots of information on how to make sure you are sufficiently sprucing up your garden during the spring season, ready for longer, brighter and warmer days ahead.
Change your lawn
Unfortunately, our harsh winter months can often take a toll on the quality of our natural grass. If this is something that has happened to your lawn, then now is the perfect opportunity to consider making changes to your lawn. Artificial grass by the Grass Warehouse is a good place to start your search, as they offer a wide range of natural looking artificial grass. The use of artificial grass in gardens is particularly good, because zero upkeep is required to keep the lawn looking at its best.
Have a BIG clean
Chances are your garden may be in need of a spring clean, after our long, cold and wet winter months. The easiest way to ensure your garden furniture gets a good clean, is to use a pressure washer. A pressure washer efficiently removes dust, dirt and debris from surfaces and the beauty of using this method to clean outdoor furniture is that no cleaning detergents and needed and this process should take less than an hour to complete.
Weeding is also a part of the outdoor cleaning process, unfortunately overgrown weeds can look unsightly and if a ground is not regularly weeded, the weeds can grow out of control. Weed killer and special tools help to aid the weeding process.
Plant new flowers
A new season is a good excuse to purchase new plants! Plants can really make a garden look beautiful. If you are stuck for ideas of which types of plants will suit your garden, then social media websites such as Instagram and Pinterest, really show case a wide range of professionally designed gardens and the plants that are included in the design of high-end gardens.
Purchase new outdoor furniture
The spring season is the perfect time to consider purchasing new outdoor furniture. If you do all your purchasing in spring, your furniture should be here in time for sunny weather days. The types of outdoor furniture that are currently most popular, are: outdoor bars, hot tubs/jacuzzis, outdoor dining table and chairs and a sunlounger. The purchase of different types of outdoor furniture is down to preference and every home owner’s preference varies. When it comes to outdoor furniture, it is not important to follow trends, you will seek much more benefit from purchasing outdoor furniture that suits your and your family’s needs opposed to following the crowd.
Create a sheltered area
Having an outdoor sheltered area in a British garden really is a must. Especially if you want to use your garden during April/May showers. A sheltered area is easy to create, you just need to add an area that has a roof of some sort. Outdoor cabins are a good example of creating an indoor-outdoor theme in a garden, a shelter can even be built of the side of a cabin.
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