🍂 Autumn Gardening Tips for Swansea Gardens
Prepare your garden for the colder months with expert autumn gardening tips from your local Swansea landscaping and gardening team.
🌾 Why Autumn is a Key Season for Swansea Gardens
Autumn is a time of transition. With mild temperatures and steady rainfall, Swansea gardens—from Penllergaer to Morriston and Bishopston—benefit from attention now to stay tidy and healthy over winter, and thrive again in spring.
🧹 Autumn Clean-Up for Swansea Gardens
As leaves fall and plants fade, it’s time to:
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Rake up fallen leaves to prevent lawn damage
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Clear away annuals and spent vegetables
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Prune dead or diseased growth
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Cut back herbaceous perennials
🍂 We offer full garden tidy-up services across Swansea—ideal before the weather turns.
🌼 What to Plant in Autumn in Swansea Gardens
Swansea’s coastal climate allows for autumn planting of:
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Spring-flowering bulbs: daffodils, tulips, crocuses (plant by November)
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Hardy perennials like astrantia, hellebores, and foxgloves
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Bare-root shrubs and trees from late autumn
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Green manure in veg beds to enrich soil
For a bulb planting guide, see RHS advice on spring-flowering bulbs.
🌱 Need planting help? Ask us about seasonal planting and soil prep in your Swansea area.
✂️ Pruning Tips for Autumn
Autumn is perfect for:
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Pruning apple and pear trees (once leaves drop)
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Light shaping of evergreen hedges
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Removing old canes from raspberries
✂️ Book us for hedge trimming and fruit tree pruning across Swansea and Gower.
🍃 Autumn Lawn Care in Swansea
Swansea’s damp autumn weather is ideal for lawn repair. Here’s what to do:
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Scarify to remove moss and thatch
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Aerate compact soil with a garden fork
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Apply autumn lawn feed low in nitrogen
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Re-seed bare patches with suitable grass seed
🌾 For reseeding or lawn maintenance, our team offers expert lawn care services in Swansea.
🐛 Common Autumn Pests & Garden Issues
Look out for:
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Leatherjackets (crane fly larvae) damaging lawns
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Fungal diseases on roses and fruit trees
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Slugs hiding under fallen leaves
🌿 Ask us about garden pest control and preventative care tailored to Swansea gardens.
📍 Local Gardening Advice — Swansea-Specific Autumn Tips
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Coastal gardens (e.g. Mumbles, Langland): Plant salt-tolerant shrubs like escallonia
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Hilly areas (e.g. Townhill): Use raised beds to manage drainage
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Clay soils (e.g. Swansea Valley): Dig in compost and grit to improve structure
🛠️ Get ready for winter—book our garden services in Swansea today or get in touch for a free quote.
