5 New Year's Gardening Resolutions To Stick To In 2026 |
The New Year is a time of reinvention, or at least it’s meant to be. But while “regular” resolutions tend to fail, the lawncare experts at Hayter said it might be worth asking what your garden needs in 2026.
If lawns could talk, they added, “They’d probably ask for more pollinators, further protections against droughts to avoid last-minute irrigation, timelier scarification or for their owners to finally get around to making that cold frame”.
Here, the pros shared their New Year’s garden resolutions to help you get the best out of your backyard:
1) Plan your scarification and aeration schedules
Scarifying and aerating your garden removes old thatch from its surface.
“You must scarify and aerate after a short mow. However, be careful not to scarify and aerate too late in the year when a short mow isn’t advisable due to harsher weather conditions,” Chris Cooper, Senior Product Manager at Hayter, said.
Great planning is key to a healthy, beautiful lawn. Try a lighter session in spring, when “the grass is beginning to grow more actively, and the soil is usually moist but not waterlogged”.
Heavier aeration and scarification are best carried out in early autumn. This........