If you haven't whipped out the lawn mower for the first cut of the season yet, a gardening ace insists that now is the time to start snipping away to secure a splendid garden by summer - assuming of course, the rain finally stops.
TikToker Michael, known on the platform as @themeditterraneangardener is dishing out gardening advice, and tutorials, and asserts that there's more to be done to ensure a stunning backyard.
Through an informative post aimed at April's gardening tasks, Michael, who holds a substantial following of 217,000 fans, offers pivotal tips relating to grass-cutting height.
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The online sensation advocates maintaining a close eye on grass length, stating: "Now is the perfect time to start cutting your lawn again but remember not to cut too low - around 4cm is perfect." Not stopping at trimming lawns, Michael also offers three additional top-notch tips to encourage lusciously green lawns.
His other advice involves aerating, scarifying, and planting seeds in dead patches, underlining the importance of these tasks, he said: "You might also want to aerate, scarify and lay some seed to repair dead patches."
In simple terms, this means using a tool to get air flowing into your lawn and clearing away any dead matter before popping down some fresh seed on any balder areas, reports the Express. The professional green-thumbed TikToker hasn't run out of sage advice just yet, providing even more tips to catapult your garden.
He concludes with a few helpful hints saying: "Prune your hydrangeas making sure you're pruning in the correct way for the type that you have and protect the new shoots of vulnerable plants like delphiniums, hostas and lupins from slugs and snails."
"It's the perfect time to move perennials that you think are in the wrong place and while you're there you can divide them to get new plants to fill your borders. Then give everything a good mulch to suppress weeds and improve the soil."
Those keen to make the best of their outdoor spaces were commented with their gardening questions and concerns below Michael's video. One said: "I can't mow the lawn as I have an electric mower and it's still raining." Another quipped: "Just got eight inches of snow last night, so.."
