Seasonal garden maintenance in Crawley

The right job at the right time of year for Crawley gardens, wet clay winters included.

Seasonal garden maintenance in Crawley follows the ground more than the calendar. Out west, the clay can stay too wet to work until well into spring, and in a dry summer it sets hard. The sandier east of town warms and dries sooner. So we don’t start cutting or planting on a fixed date. We watch the soil.

You can book single seasonal jobs, like an autumn tidy-up, or have them built into a regular round at no extra charge. Spring in a Crawley garden looks nothing like October, so the work changes through the year, and so do the visits.

Autumn garden tidy up and leaf clearance

Autumn is our busiest season in Crawley. The town was planned with plenty of green space, and green space means trees, so leaves pile up on lawns, paths and drives once October arrives. Left on a lawn they block the light and invite moss. Left on a path they turn slippery. An autumn garden tidy up clears them, cuts back spent perennials and gets the main hedge cuts started now nesting season is over. It’s a good moment for planting, too, while the soil is still warm.

Seasonal garden maintenance in Crawley through spring and winter

In spring we cut back, give lawns a high first cut once the ground firms up, and get mulch on the beds before the weeds wake. Summer is regular mowing, deadheading and, where it’s safe, a light hedge trim. Winter is for structural work: hedge renovation, rose pruning in February and shrub renovation on dry days.

We stay off frozen or waterlogged lawns, and on Crawley’s clay that rule decides more winter visits than anything else.

Seasonal Services in Crawley: your questions

Anything else, just ring. You’ll speak to the people who do the work.

When should I book autumn garden maintenance?

September is ideal, before the leaves come down in earnest. October and November get busy. If you’re on a regular round, the autumn work is already part of it.

How often should leaf clearance be done?

Usually every visit through October and November, more often under big trees. One big clear at the end leaves a soggy mat that does more harm to a lawn than several light ones.

Is there anything to do in a Crawley garden in winter?

Quite a lot. Hedge reductions, rose pruning, shrub renovation, leaf clearance and general tidying all carry on when the weather allows. We just don’t mow frozen or soaked grass.