Prepare your garden for the summer
The smell of freshly cut grass, the distant sound of bird song, the heat of the sun beating down whilst your rest your feet in a paddling pool. There really is nothing quite like a hot summer’s day spent in the garden.
With summer now upon us, there’s still time to make sure your garden is up to scratch and ready for the endless summer days. You don’t need be an experienced landscape gardener either, just follow our tips below and your garden will be the talk of the neighbourhood.
prepare the lawn
For many, the lawn is the central point, and thus the most important part of the garden, so it’s vital that it’s looked after regularly and correctly. Now we know that everyone’s garden is different, but you’re most likely going to need to a good lawnmower. Like gardens, lawnmowers come in all shapes and sizes, but Honda’s new Izy-ON model is one of the most advanced and versatile. As well as being cordless, it’s also completely electric, meaning it’s incredibly quiet and puts out zero emissions. For the more expansive garden, we recommend a lawn tractor, which as well as featuring new technology to easily trim a big space, is also very fun to ride! Another piece of futuristic and fun Honda garden tech is the Miimo, the intelligent robotic mower which maps your garden’s layout and mows automatically, leaving you time to entertain guests…or have a nap. If you are unsure about which lawnmower would be the best to suite your needs, check out our Know Before You Mow guide.
Honda’s reputation for durability, reliability and quality remains as strong as ever and our lawnmowers are no exception. Not only are they built of the tough stuff, but they are packed with intuitive and practical features that bring an ease to gardening for professionals, enthusiasts and newbies alike. For proud gardeners, after the sharpest of lawn finishes, only the best will cut it – the aspirational Honda.
With the lawn nicely mowed, the next step is sorting out the bushes and hedges. You might associate this upkeep with an enormous pair of rusty hedge scissors, but those days are over. Instead, there’s a huge range of modern hedgetrimmers and brushcutters which will get the job done in no time, making it look like you’ve had a team of landscape gardeners at the helm. Honda's brushcutters feature a 4-stroke engine fitted on an antivibration frame, meaning they’re both smooth and powerful. They also feature auto-sharpening blades, so the teeth are guaranteed to stay in good shape for a long time. For detailed information on our handheld range, click here.
Maintaining your garden tools
If you’re going to invest in buying the right tools to maintain your garden, it’s worth getting up to speed with how to look after them. With hand tools, it’s important to give them a thorough clean after they’ve been used, preferably with a scrubbing brush, as dirt and soil that builds up and settles is can lead to long-term damage. Before cleaning power tools, it’s important to check the instruction manual and to take notice of all the safety precautions. If something doesn’t seem right, be sure to get it serviced by a professional.
Tidying your patio
With the right tools, keeping your patio area tidy can be a simple and satisfying task. To start, you’ll want to get rid of any excess leaves and branches on the area using either a brush, or to save time use a leaf blower. Honda’s cordless leaf blowers are the best of the bunch, using top tech to be both powerful and environmentally friendly. Next up you’ll want to take care of weeds, a combination of pulling the weeds out by the root and using weed-killer should take care of that, then it’s a case of keeping on top of them to prevent any future weed issues. Once the clearing and the weeding is taken care of, it’s time to give the patio a proper clean. A bucket of water and a brush isn’t going to cut it though, you’re going to want to really scrub the offending patio, or if possible, use a pressure washer to really get the area looking spotless.
Prepare gardening area
One of the joys of owning a garden is being able grow your own plants or produce. For a newbie though, it can be hard to know where to start. Traditionally, you would use a spade to break up the earth to prepare your patch, but this can be incredibly hard work. Luckily, there’s a number of handy tools which can save you a lot time and effort, they key one being a tiller. Tillers work by breaking up hard, compacted ground, turning the soil to form fresh beds to plant in. Honda’s range of mini-tillers feature the classic, reliable 4-stroke engine, which as well as neatly cultivating the soil, also clears away those pesky weeds.
Planting
After you’ve prepared your beds with a tiller, it’s time to get creative with what you plant. Cultivating plants, flowers and produce in your garden is a special experience. A great place to start is with bulbs, which only take a few months to blossom. With the right fertiliser and the correct amount of water (find out more on RHS), they’ll become beautiful flowers like tulips and daffodils. Using freshly made beds to grow vegetables is a perfect way to utilise your space, be more sustainable and have the fresh produce just a few steps from the kitchen. Tomatoes are a good starting point, as they’re easy to plant, grow all year round, and you’re likely to get a good haul. All the Honda tools mentioned in this article can be purchased online, just follow this link to find out more: https://store.honda.co.uk/
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