Not many people take into account the way their garden might be affected of the winter season, and when it comes to preparing it for this cold season they are tempted to stall the operations until it is too late and winter is already installed. But it would be into your garden benefit to consider doing these preparations with some time before winter season slowly creeps in.

These operations might include:

• Clean the flower beds from all sorts of residues and make sure that the spring flowering bulbs are deep into the ground.

• Take note to water the evergreens before cold temperatures freeze the soil. Once the earth is stone-frozen it would be impossible to water these evergreens and thus it would be impossible for them to get the necessary moisture but as long as the transpiration will still occur, they might end up dehydrated. So, keep in mind to water them every week before the winter temperatures freeze the ground.

• Keep the lawn mowed in a short style as in this way the debris and dirt will not gather over the winter season. Do not omit the leaves and debris that have accumulated with the last days of fall season because in here disease and pests can be hosted thus damaging your lawn. When storing the mow equipment for the winter (the one that is gas powered), make sure that the gasoline inside is removed or simply consume it with the last mowing of the year. In this way, the carburetor won’t have problems when the spring comes and you take out the equipment for mowing the lawn.

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