Housekeeping

The key to a healthy and happy garden is effective housekeeping. Housekeeping broadly refers to tasks and strategies to keep your garden neat, clean, and safe. Tasks important for housekeeping should be scheduled to be done at least once a week, and include:

• Regular watering, weeding, and pruning of plants

• Checking your plants for problems, like pests

• Removing stagnant water to prevent mosquito breeding

Strategies for housekeeping can look like:

• Choosing plants appropriate for your garden environment, thus reducing the incidence of plant problems

• Having dedicated storage spaces to reduce clutter from tools and other materials

• Standardising housekeeping tasks as part your garden's rules

Depending on where your garden is, you may need some specialised housekeeping methods. Browse our resources below for some tips and tricks!

• Good allotment gardening practices

• Good corridor gardening practices

• Good roadside gardening practices

• Keeping gardens mosquito free

• Keeping your garden neat