Tidying a Garden Is Not the Same as Maintaining One
Most people know when their garden looks untidy. Overgrown edges, a lawn that's more moss than grass, shrubs that have quietly taken over while nobody was looking. The natural response is to tidy things up — cut it back, bag it up, job done.
But tidying is reactive. It deals with what's already visible. Proper garden maintenance works differently. It keeps problems from building up in the first place, and it considers what the garden needs across the whole year, not just when things look bad.
Understanding that difference changes how you think about looking after outdoor space entirely.