Spring Gardening Tips

Lawns

For a better, vibrant lawn this spring and summer, treat it to a regular feeding and watering. Apply a high nitrogen slow release fertilizer. Some fertilizers need only be reapplied between 6 to 12 weeks. For a thicker, healthier lawn, mow it as regularly as once a week – it also means it will generally need less water and less fertilizer – less time maintaining, more time enjoying. That's better!

STIHL's cordless lawn mower the RMA 370 will make light work of any mowing job – it's lightweight and so simple to use. Simply pop in the charged battery, press start and mow away!

Hedges

For a solid, rectangular or square style hedge, it's best to trim several times a year from Spring through to Autumn.

To keep the top level of your hedge, place a line of string just above the hedge as a guide for a straighter cut. A STIHL hedge trimmer will make the job easier for you and get a better, quicker result than with a pair of shears.

If your hedge is overgrown, get onto it in spring by pruning the side growth back almost all the way back to the main stem on one side only. Repeat on the other side the following spring (you might even be able to do it in late summer if the pruned side has regrown sufficiently).

A Cleaner Home & Garden

Leaf-Free Gutters

Clear your gutters out of soggy leaves that have collected during autumn and winter before the hot months arrive and make it a fire hazard.

A STIHL leaf blower with a gutter kit attachment is the perfect tool to rid your gutters of unwanted debris, quickly and easily. And that means better!