After spending countless hours tending to your flower garden in the spring and summer, you might view winter as a welcome break from your hard work. If you haven’t prepared your flowerbeds yet, it’s not too late to start. From removing weeds to replenishing mulch, here are four ways to get your garden winter-ready so it will be healthy and thriving come spring. 

4 Ways to Prepare Your Garden for Winter

1. Pull Weeds

If you don’t want to deal with a multitude of weeds this spring, remove them now. Throw them in the trash; they may remain viable if you just move them to another part of the garden. For further protection, spot-treat problem areas with an organic weed killer.

2. Remove Rotting & Dead Plants

Rotting and dead plants often harbor diseases, pests, and funguses, so get rid of them to keep your garden healthy. You can even bury old plants right in the garden to give the soil some more organic matter and improve its health.

3. Trim & Insulate Flowers 

To keep your perennial flowers healthy and vibrant, trim them to about three inches before the brunt of winter hits. You should also insulate them from the cold using mulch, leaves, or straw. 

4. Replenish Mulch

As your garden’s soil adjusts to the colder weather, your plants’ roots may suffer. Luckily, you can protect them by adding a thick layer of mulch to the soil surface. This will simplify the seasonal transition by regulating soil temperature and moisture.

 

To keep your flower garden safe and healthy all year long, you need the right materials. The team at River Bottom Topsoil has been providing high-quality mulch, topsoil, gravel, and other landscaping materials for more than 25 years. Whether you live in Troy, Moscow Mills, Lincoln County, Warren County, Pike County, or St. Charles County, MO, they can deliver the materials you need right to your garden. Visit them online to learn more about their services, which also include grading and excavating, and call (636) 462-5331 to discuss your needs with a friendly team member.