Over the winter months, you may have some more free time on your hands while your lawn slows down in growth. In this blog, we look at some garage and garden organisation tips you can do to help you prepare for the warmer months ahead.
Organising Your Garage
Cleaning and organising your garage can be one of those tasks that we keep leaving for another weekend to finish off. Now is a great time to tick it off the list over the cooler months.
Using wall-mounted hooks is a great way to store larger pieces of equipment, including whipper snippers, garden rakes, garden sheers, tools, and other equipment. This will help save space in your garage but will also help prevent your tools from becoming damaged. There are a wide range of hook options. Some that need to be drilled into walls and others that can be inserted onto a track that can hold multiple hooks.
Free-standing shelves are another great addition to have in your garage. To keep your shelves tidy, we recommend using labelled plastic tubs. This will help keep your space in order while making it easy to find items when you need them. These containers are also a great option to store your lawn care products and chemicals, so they are out of reach for your pets and kids. Using storage containers is especially great for granular lawn care products as they can spoil if they are exposed to moisture.
A handy way to store smaller items in your garage is to use wall-mounted storage totes. These storage totes come in a range of sizes. They are great for holding smaller items you may use regularly, including gardening gloves, and earmuffs.
Storing Your Lawn Mower
When it comes to storing your lawn mower, we recommend keeping it in a place that can be easily accessed and has enough space to roll it out when you need to use it. Usually, at the side of the garage, near a door is ideal.
Giving Your Lawn Mower a Service
While we are on the topic of lawnmowers, winter is also an ideal time to give your lawnmower a once-over. This will help ensure it will run well for the warmer months ahead. Here are some of our top tips when servicing your mower:
- Clean your lawn mower.
- Clean your air filter.
- Change your spark plug.
- Sharpen/replace your mower blades.
- Check the oil (four-stroke engines only).
- Lubricate – throttle cable, height adjuster, wheels, and other moveable parts.
- Ensure you have fresh fuel.
- Check your pull cord for fraying or stretching.
Check out our blog on how to give your mower a service for more information here.
Getting On Top of Weeds in Your Lawn
Now is also a great time to get on top of any weeds growing throughout the lawn. By getting on top of weeds now, you will help prevent them from spreading further, especially when the temperatures start to warm back up. If you want more information on removing a specific weed from your lawn, check out our Ultimate Lawn Weed Guide here.
Pruning Back Trees
Did you know late winter is an ideal time to prune most types of trees and shrubs? Pruning your plants now will help limit damage to your plant and will help your plant heal faster. Pruning your plants will also help promote new growth in the warmer months ahead.
We hope these tips will help give you some tips on getting your organising your garden!
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