If your garden is looking a bit dour despite the warm weather, you might want to spruce it back up using this one brilliant trick. Gardening expert Alan Titchmarsh has revealed his cheap method to revive any garden.
Late spring and summer is when you see your garden come into fruition. Tulips begin to bloom, strawberries ripen and the air is filled with all sorts of fresh floral fragrances. But it’s also the time of year when the less beautiful parts of our gardens become exposed. Patchy lawns and bare soil can ruin the look of any outdoor area.
What’s worse is the tumultuous British weather sometimes means that things don’t bloom when they should. Especially after a long cold spell.
Luckily, Alan has a brilliant solution to help fill up the more sparse parts of your garden. You can do this by purchasing durable plants for your garden.
All it requires is a small bit of thoughtful forward planning. He told The Sun: “The best way of bringing interest all year round, is to go to your local nursery or your local garden centre, once a month, every month of the year, and buy one or two hardy plants for the garden that are in flower when you go.”
Hardy plants typically have tough cell walls and an ability to thrive in varied conditions. Cacti are an obvious example, as they hail from sparse desert climates and require little watering or care.
However, you don’t need to fill your garden with spiky succulents if you don’t fancy. There are plenty of other flowers that can survive harsh conditions.
Some popular garden plants that are relatively durable include hydrangeas, geraniums and hosta plants. You can also grow herbs like lavender and chives year-round.
More than just filling it up, frequent trips to the gardening centre helps keep your lawn looking interesting. There are all kinds of plants which flower in different seasons.
For example, camellias and snowdrops are examples of flowers that blossom in winter. Equally, you can also grow peace lilies and African violets for a consistent flood of colour.
Alan continued: “Instead of visiting once in May or June, when everybody goes and buys up everything and plants it and it looks lovely. He added: “If you go every month of the year and buy something in flower, you end up with a garden which has always got something interesting in it.”
This way you avoid filling your garden with plants that only bloom one season a year. Instead, you can enjoy a flourish of life and colour even in the darker months.
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