frost covered rose - how to pretect garden plants from cold weather, frost, and snow

Winter can be a pretty gloomy time of year – it’s cold, it’s dark, and all you want is to be cuddled up somewhere warm with a hot drink and some fluffy socks on.

While we have the option to tuck away somewhere and take shelter from the cold, our garden plants don’t, so it falls to us to do everything we can to protect them from the cold.

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figure in coat shoveling snow in garden - how to remove snow from lawn

While technological advancements and working from home have pretty much made snow days a thing of the past, there’s still plenty of fun to be had in the snow!

While snowfall can be beautiful to look at, if you’re garden proud, you might be worrying about the adverse effects snow can have on your lawn, or if you or someone you love struggles with mobility, having deep snow on your lawn can be a safety risk.

Whatever your reasoning is, if you’ve found your way to this blog, you’re likely looking for tips and advice for removing snow from your lawn. If that’s the case, you’re in the right place!

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snowdrops blooming in the snow - what is a false spring?

For the most part, the winter of 2022-2023 has been unseasonably warm. While we’ve had our cold snaps and snowfall, overall, the weather this year has been unusually mild, with the occasional cold snaps keeping us on our toes! While these temperatures jumping going from cold to warm to cold again might not seem like a big deal, this kind of erratic weather can be confusing to plant life, and can even lead to what’s known as a false spring.

The term ‘false spring’ is pretty well known within horticultural communities, but if you’re not quite sure what it means, in this blog we’ll be getting into exactly what a false spring is, what happens during a false spring, and why they’re bad.

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Dry grass during a period of drought

It may seem strange to be thinking about drought in a month that has seen heavy rain and floods, but looking after your lawn is all about preparation and planning ahead.

We cannot ignore that there has been a significant shift in our weather. We now experience extreme weather conditions throughout the year, from nights of high winds to extended periods of both dry and wet weather that shatter all previous records.

Weather has a huge impact on the health and appearance of your lawn. We all saw the effects of prolonged periods of dry weather last summer - but long periods of mild, wet weather can be problematic too, creating ideal conditions for moss and leatherjackets to take over our lawns.

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red lawn mower on healthy green grass - when is the best time of day to mow the lawn 

If you’ve found your way to this blog, you’re more than likely wondering when is the best time of day to mow your lawn?

When it comes to lawn mowing, there’s rarely a one-size-fits-all answer as to when and how regularly you should be mowing the lawn. There are many different factors to take into consideration; what season is it? How has the weather been? When was the last time you mowed?

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