A Season-by-Season Garden Maintenance Calendar for Cheshire Gardens

Cheshire's mild, wet climate is generous to gardens — and to weeds, moss and hedges. Here's the maintenance calendar our team works to across South Manchester, so you know exactly what your garden needs and when.

Spring (March – May)

The busiest season. Priorities:

• First cuts: start mowing high in March, dropping the blades gradually as growth accelerates
• Scarify and aerate lawns in April to remove winter moss — essential in our wet climate
• Feed: a spring lawn feed and a general-purpose feed for borders
• Mulch borders with bark to lock in moisture and suppress summer weeds
• Prune spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, ribes) immediately after flowering

Summer (June – August)

• Mow weekly — Cheshire lawns grow fast after rain
• Trim hedges in late June once nesting season quietens (always check for active nests first)
• Deadhead roses and perennials to keep colour going
• Water new planting deeply twice a week rather than lightly every day

Autumn (September – November)

The most important season for next year's garden:

• Scarify, aerate and overseed lawns in September — the single best thing you can do for a Manchester lawn
• Final hedge cut of the year in September/October
• Leaf clearance — left on lawns, wet leaves kill the grass beneath in weeks
• Cut back perennials and lift tender plants before the first frost
• Plant spring bulbs by November

Winter (December – February)

Quieter, but not idle:

• Prune deciduous trees, fruit trees and wisteria while dormant
• Renovate overgrown hedges — hard reduction is best done in winter
• Repair and treat fences, clean paving, service the hard landscaping
• Plan projects: winter is the ideal time to book landscaping work for spring — good landscapers' spring diaries fill by February

Too much to keep up with?

This is exactly what our maintenance visits cover. One team, on a schedule, doing the right jobs at the right time. Book a visit or get a quote for regular maintenance anywhere in South Manchester and Cheshire.