Garden Parasols Blog

September is a busy time in the garden, with tidying up to be done from the summer and preparation to be undertaken for the forthcoming winter. Follow these simple tips to prepare your outdoor space for the coming autumn and winter months.

Garden Furniture

Depending upon the weather, the time for lounging outside and having barbecues may well be over. When the outdoor temperatures start to drop, be sure to protect all garden furniture with strong waterproof coverings. This will secure any outdoor furniture against the rigours of the coming colder weather.

Diamond Teak Garden Parasol 3.5M

Don´t forget the garden parasol as this is very susceptible to higher winds in the autumn. The parasol can either be removed indoors or left in place and protected with a parasol cover. This means that you'll still be able to make use of it just in case there are fine autumn days when you wish to sit outside for a while.

Lawns

Increase the maximum height of the cutting blade when mowing, clear away leaves and other debris regularly, and scarify the surface vigorously to clear away the dead moss etc.

Next, aerate the ground with a garden fork or a rotary aerator. Once this has been done, a suitable top-dressing can be applied to feed the grass and stimulate future growth.

Flower Borders

Faded blooms should be dead-headed every week and any annuals that are finished dug out. Roses should also be dead-headed and have any tall stems cut back.

Dead-Head Autumn Flowers

While doing the flower borders, now is the time to collect seed heads, which can be dried indoors, overwintered in paper bags and planted next spring.

Vegetable and Fruit Garden

Onions can now be lifted and laid out somewhere to dry, prior to storing, and sweetcorn should be harvested if the silks have changed from their golden summer colour to brown.

Sowing outside winter crops can also begin, but use cloches as they will not only protect the seeds, but also speed up germination.

Autumn-cropping fruit such as blackberries and raspberries should be netted to protect them from the birds.

The Greenhouse

Check the structure and ensure that it will be robust enough to see out the winter, making any necessary repairs and giving it a clean to remove any dead matter that might harbour disease.

Thoroughly Check the Greenhouse

Then, cacti and houseplants that have been outside during the summer can be brought in.