As you gaze upon your winter garden on New Year’s Eve, you may be looking around and thinking about all the jobs there will be coming up once we enter the spring. What better way to embrace the new year, than by committing to some new garden habits.
You may want to use gardening to save on your energy bills, or perhaps you’re looking for what you can do in the garden this winter.
Here are 5 good habits you can get into for the new year.
- This New Year, Keep On Top Of Weeding.
Weeds, the bane of every gardener and garden. This new year commit to keeping on top of weeds.
Weed drain vital nutrients from the plants you want to grow. We know it’s not the most fun job but this new year, even just ten minutes of weeding a day can make a massive difference to your garden.
Make weeding easier for the gardener in your life by getting them a patio weeding knife.
- Commit To Gardening Naturally This New Year
No, we don’t mean swearing allegiance to Gardening Naturally in the new year. We mean using natural or at least less harmful to the environment solutions to gardening problems.
Consider using products like nematodes as an alternative to harmful poisons.
Or even just composting food waste instead of throwing it away. This can really help your garden this new year, by giving your plants and flowers vital nutrients.
- Grow More Of Your Own Food In The New Year
With food prices soaring and the environmental cost of food transport having devastating effects on the planet; growing your own food this New Year, is a great habit to get into.
If you’re a first-time gardener or your New Years resolution is to do more gardening, then consider one of our ‘Grow Your Own’ kits. There’s nothing like being rewarded with your own, home-grown vegetables, and if you grow a bumper crop, you can give them away as New Year gifts.
- New Year, New Wildlife
This new year consider making your garden more wildlife friendly.
Many species we used to see frequently are on the decline and by making your garden a wildlife space this new year, you could help bring them back.
A simple way to encourage bee’s back is by planting some bee-friendly plants in your garden such as Campanula or Hollyhock.
You could also get some specialised animal food for your garden, such as hedgehog food or a home for them to live in.
What better new year sight than welcoming hedgehog to your garden
- If You’re Not A Gardener, Take Up Gardening.
The new year Is the perfect time to take up gardening.
Gardening is an amazing outdoor activity that you can take part in, it’s good for your mental health, and will up your physical activity levels.
The new year is the perfect time to start planning and shaping your garden ready for the blooms in the spring and summer.
Conclusion
There are an immeasurable number of ways you can garden in the new year. From getting on top of jobs like weeding to taking up gardening itself.
It’s important to think about the environment and wildlife when factoring in any new habits, so make friends with your wild neighbours and offer them a friendly place to be