With the winter really starting to give way to the brighter spring season, green-fingered enthusiasts and gardeners alike will undoubtedly be raring to go and keen to get back outdoors.
This is perfectly understandable, as it is the time of year when there is a great deal more to do in the garden.
However, it is important not to get too enthusiastic with the garden tools, as some things are best left to nature for a little while.
For instance, hedges really need to be allowed to grow out a little before they are cut back with trimmers.
In an article for the Daily Telegraph, celebrity gardener Alan Titchmarsh noted that local councils are particularly guilty of over-enthusiastic hedge trimming in public places.
He acknowledged that trimming can be a very thorny issue, as people can be very sensitive about keeping growths within boundaries.
Here at MowDIRECT, we have an extensive collection of hedge trimmers and hedge cutters for those who wish to make sure that they are very thoroughly prepared for the season.
Electric options are best for lightweight purposes, while petrol-powered alternatives usually offer greater mobility.
Titchmarsh emphasised the fact that this is best kept to times of the year when birds are not nest-building and other forms of wildlife are at their least active.
February – nice and early in the year – can be one of the ideal months for this purpose.
"Verges would be better left uncut until early autumn when the wild-flower seed has been shed to ensure next year's blooms. Then they could be trimmed just the once and the hay taken off," Titchmarsh remarked.
"What's more, longer grass is better at absorbing litter and wouldn't you rather gaze on a swathe of wild flowers than lumps of rotting grass?"
