Garden Aftercare in Harrogate

Proper garden aftercare in Harrogate keeps your outdoor space looking its best. Greenwood Gardening Services provides expert guidance. Follow these tips to maintain lawns, paving, and structures. Good care ensures long-lasting results.

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Lawn Care Tips

➢ Keep the new lawn turf well watered for at least 2 weeks. 50 sqmtrs of lawn should take approx 20-30 mins to adequately water.

➢ The best time to water your new lawn turf is either first thing in the morning or better yet in the evening.

➢ During the summer months new lawn turf may need watering twice a day.

➢ If the gaps between the turf rolls get bigger it’s a good sign that the lawn turf needs watering

➢ Try to lift the turf, if it has rooted through it will resist lifting. This is a good indicator that the turf has rooted into the topsoil layer.

➢ Once the lawn turf has rooted through into the topsoil it can be cut using a lawn mower.

➢ Assuming your lawn mower cut height can be adjusted, start on a high setting and over a couple of weeks lower it down to your desired cutting height.

➢ In the spring start with a high cut and reduce down to desired cut height.

➢ In the autumn raise the cut height. This allows the lawn to stay strong during the winter months and reduces the chances of weeds encroaching into the lawn.

➢ Try to avoid cutting the lawn in the same direction every time. For a strong healthy lawn try cutting from left to right then up & down and even diagonally.

➢ DO NOT drop large amount of grass clippings onto the lawn. It is better to remove the clippings using a grass box and dispose of them. However, during this summer months when the lawn growth slows it is possible to drop the grass clippings, allowing them to act as a mulch/feed.

➢ DO NOT let your dog use the new lawn area as a toilet (especially if your dog is female). The turf is new and vulnerable to the nitrogen content of urine, it will burn and eventually kill off your lawn.

Paving Maintenance

➢ It takes up to 7 days for the concrete base layer to go off enough for the area to stand light pedestrian traffic (this time is longer during winter months)

➢ It takes up to 28 days for the concrete to fully cure and reach it’s maximum strength.

➢ Keep the paving clean by regular pressure washing 3-4 times per year.

➢ If you have natural stone paving it is recommended that a couple of coats of pave seal are applied to the area to help keep the paving clean.

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Fencing & Timber Protection

➢ All the timber used on your garden project is pressure treated (tanalised). The timber does not require additional treating and should provide you with 10+ years of protection.

➢ It is recommended that any timber that is to be painted should be done using a deck stain or equivalent. Deck stain, unlike fence paint is absorbed into the timber and provides greater protection. Paint on the other hand sits as a thin film over the timber and is liable to wear/flake off.

General Garden Advice

➢ Any plants in pots are high maintenance. They are dependent upon you to provide water and feed (a pot grown plant can use up useful and available nutrients within 6-8 weeks).

➢ The pots will also need to be protected during the winter months to keep the roots from freezing. 

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