Each year moves in a cycle. From summer to autumn to winter to spring; the pattern of seasons comes with comforting regularity, helping us plan our lives and keep order. When it comes to your lawn and landscape, seasonal changes are of the utmost importance. Paying attention to these transitions can help you to keep up with a solid maintenance schedule, ensuring your property looks its best throughout the year.

From theme gardens to excavation to irrigation systems, we handle all aspects of design, installation, and maintenance for a variety of landscape services. As your local Camden landscape design experts, we understand the vitality of ongoing landscape work in all four seasons. In NSW, the climate is relatively mild throughout the year, but seasonal maintenance is still necessary. What needs to be done to maintain my landscape in each season? We answer that question here with a quick guide.

Summer Landscaping Maintenance

The summer months are, as expected, among the hottest and driest. This means that your lawn and gardens will demand extra moisture during this season. Proper irrigation systems are important to keep things lush and green. It’s also a good idea to work with your landscaper to develop more extensive, deep root systems for your plant life. This can help prevent moisture loss during hotter months.

Your lawn will need more frequent mowing in the summer, and is typically able to be trimmed to shorter lengths due to its more rapid growth.

Autumn Landscaping Maintenance

Autumn and winter are the most important times to fertilise your gardens in Australia. These cooler months present the ideal conditions to prepare the land. Fertilise at the start of autumn for best results.

• Areas of your lawn may have become more compacted over the summer. This is a good opportunity to aerate the soil and get the circulation going again.
• Treat your lawn with a wintergrass treatment if you’ve seen this problem in the past.
• Mowing in autumn will be reduced, and you can begin to allow the lawn to grow slightly longer in preparation for the winter months.

Winter Landscaping Maintenance

In many ways, winter gives you the chance to take a break from your lawn maintenance. Instead, this can be a good time to tackle non-organic landscape elements, such as your hardscapes, lighting fixtures etc. Perform necessary repairs, do deep cleans of these areas, or even focus on new installations.

As for your lawn and garden, weed growth can be a concern during a NSW winter. Prune regularly to remove these nuisances from your landscape and keep the garden healthy for the springtime.

Spring Landscaping Maintenance

Spring has arrived! Growth is beginning, and you can help promote it with a fresh round of fertilisation. Continue attending to sprawling weeds, to make room for wanted vegetation to grow healthily. Get your lawn mower services before the onset of spring to ensure a sharp cut. Mow a bit more regularly in the springtime, but beware of leaving the grass too short and too exposed to sun. If your grass seems brown after a mowing session, consider a less severe length the next time around.

Spring is the perfect time to do a top dress. Spread the material evenly over your lawn and then water. This aids in better soil structure and drainage and can rectify problems that may have cropped up over the winter season.

Additional questions or in search of professional landscape design in Camden? Give Insight Landscapes a call now.