Seasonal garden maintenance: keeping your garden in top shape all year round

Autumn: preparing for winter

Autumn is the season of transition. While nature is preparing to rest, it’s the ideal time to get your garden in order. Start by clearing fallen leaves and dead plant material. You can compost them or turn them into mulch, which protects and enriches the soil.

When tidying up, use a Jo Beau wood chipper to process branches and pruning waste into valuable wood chips, or a Jo Beau stump grinder to remove stumps. This gives organic material a second life as ground cover — good for the environment and your garden’s structure.

Autumn is also the perfect time to plant spring-flowering bulbs and refresh your flower beds. Prune overly long branches of trees and shrubs to prevent storm damage, but leave spring bloomers untouched: prune them only after flowering.
For your lawn: the Jo Beau scarifier has just been stored after use between mid-September and mid-October. Give your lawn one last mow in autumn, slightly higher than usual, to protect it against cold.

Winter: rest and behind-the-scenes maintenance

Even though winter is a quieter period for the garden, it’s not wasted time. Check frost-sensitive plants regularly and protect them with fleece, straw, or leaves. On mild, frost-free days, you can prune trees and shrubs that are dormant. For this, you can use a wood chipper powered by petrol, electricity, tractor PTO, or hydraulic carrier. Split thicker wood into smaller logs with a Jo Beau log splitter to burn in your stove.

When removing stumps or roots, a Jo Beau stump grinder is ideal: powerful, compact, and designed to work efficiently even in hard-to-reach areas. Options include manual, semi-automatic, and fully automatic models.

Winter is also the time to maintain your garden tools. Clean everything, sharpen blades, and check your machines so they’re in top condition for spring. Winter maintenance of your Jo Beau garden machines ensures a smooth start to the new season.

Spring: new life in the garden

As temperatures rise and the first flowers appear, it’s time to wake the garden from its winter rest. Remove dead plant material, rake leaves, and improve the soil with compost or organic fertilizer.

Prune summer-flowering shrubs and hedges now to stimulate new growth and chip the prunings. The lawn also needs attention: scarify to remove moss with the Jo Beau V460 scarifier and reseed bare spots using the Jo Beau S22 seeder.

Spring is also the ideal time to plant new plants, hedges, or trees. Thanks to winter preparation — and the possible reuse of chipped wood as mulch — your garden gets a healthy start.

Summer: growth, bloom, and care

Summer brings abundant blooms but also extra maintenance. Regular watering is crucial, especially during dry spells. Water preferably early in the morning or late in the evening to minimize evaporation.

Remove spent flowers to extend flowering periods and keep weeds under control. A layer of wood chips helps retain moisture and limit weed growth.

For the lawn: mow regularly but not too short during hot periods. For more intensive work or pruning larger shrubs, a Jo Beau wood chipper is handy again to process garden waste efficiently and neatly.

Garden enjoyment, all year round

A well-maintained garden stays attractive throughout the year. By spreading work across the seasons, you avoid overload and keep everything in healthy balance.

Invest in quality tools and reliable machines — like Jo Beau professional garden machines — to tackle each season with ease. Whether shredding branches, removing stumps, or collecting leaves, the right equipment makes garden maintenance both efficient and enjoyable.

Discover the full range of Jo Beau products at www.jobeau.eu and get the most out of your garden all year round.