An avid gardener has revealed the beginner-friendly jobs you can complete to make your patch looks its best this spring and summer.
Vicky, who is based in the UK and has transformed her newbuild garden using a variety of tips and tricks, has shared a bunch of advice for those just starting out.
Gardening advice may often seem intimidating to the real beginner – and a seemingly endless list of jobs may appear daunting.
In a video posted to her TikTok account, @therosetintedgarden, Vicky took her followers back to basics to describe only the essential jobs to consider when the weather gets warmer.
The gardener showcased her bright and colourful plants in the first year of having her own garden last year – and has come up with more ideas for summer 2025.
‘If you’re looking to get into gardening, I think the best thing you can do is build an understanding of the calendar and what happens when,’ Vicky explained.
She added: ‘Here are some of the jobs I got up to this weekend as a beginner getting my garden ready for spring.
‘I like to do gardening jobs little and often to help me stay on top of everything, especially as we head into much busier seasons – spring and summer!!’
Avid gardener Vicky has shared a bunch of tips and tricks for complete beginners
MOWING THE LAWN
With warmer weather on the horizon, Vicky said now is the perfect time to give your lawn an initial trim to evaluate how it has fared over the winter.
She said: ‘I started by giving the lawn its first cut since autumn. I start my lawn care in a couple of weeks, but giving the grass a trim helps me see what I’m dealing with after a long wet winter.’
She advised that, with the first cut of the year, you should raise the height setting on your mower to prevent cutting too much off at a time.
Vicky added that she’d waited until her lawn was dry to give it a cut.
Instead, gardeners should ‘cut it down gradually’ – and in a few weeks’ time, should look towards a more full lawn care routine.
FEEDING ROSES
March and April are the perfect months to give roses their annual feed.
Vicky uses the controlled release feed from David Austen Roses, but any equivalent from a local garden centre or trusted website will work well. She also gave them a little water.
‘My roses have also started to grow shoots, so now is the time to give them their annual feed,’ she said.
‘I pruned these last month so there isn’t much debris to prune at the base, but I’m making sure to dig and water a little.’
WEEDING
While the warmer weather is good news for plants in many weeks – and means they’ll start to grow again after a long winter – it also means that sneaky weeds will be on the rise.
Vicky advises to start this as early as you can to stay on top of it and prevent them taking over your garden.
Tackling this early on means they may not have really taken root yet and will therefore be easier to pull up.
She said: ‘The warm weather does mean weeds will start to grow again, so now is a good time to do a bit of weeding.
‘If you have gravel, also be prepared to spend a lot of time weeding. I don’t like to use chemicals so the most effective weed control for me is doing it little and often.’
Vicky also sweeps her mulch – a protective layer on top of the soil with a multitude of benefits to plants – back into place each week.
WATERING POTS
After the sunny spell earlier this month, it’s time to get the watering cans out once again
After a long and rainy winter, many gardeners across the UK haven’t needed to water their pots for a while.
But after the sunny spell earlier this month, it’s time to get the watering cans out once again.
Vicky noticed her compost had begun to look rather dry and could tell they needed a drink.
However, she also recommended keeping an eye on the upcoming weather before doing this as ‘the rain, or lack of it, will dictate a lot of your timings in the garden’.
CUTTING BACK PERENNIALS
Perennials – plants that come back each year – are beloved by many gardeners as they’re great value for money.
But the plants definitely need some preparation in order to be ready for the new summer season.
Spring is the perfect time to begin cutting them back in order to encourage new growth – but Vicky as recommended to still hold off for a few weeks.
She said: I can see a tiny bit of new growth peeking through on my perennials, but as the temperature is set to drop again, I’m going to leave it another week or two before I cut back the old growth so it can act as a layer of protection if we get frost in the week.’
SEED SOWING
Gardening advice may often seem intimidating to the real beginner – and a seemingly endless list of jobs may appear daunting
In Spring time, gardeners are faced with an abundance of choices for how they’d like their patch to look for the coming year.
Vicky explained that March is prime time for sowing lots of vegetable and flowers for the summer.
‘I feel like I’m sowing something every day at the minute! Definitely running out of space in the house for all my seed trays,’ she said.
If you want a garden full of lush flowers and vegetables this summer, now is definitely the time to select the seeds you’d like and start planting.
JET WASHING
Last but not least, if you have a patio, it could be time to give it a fresh jet wash to keep it looking top notch.
However, after already completing her list of jobs, Vicky decided to keep it for another occasion and enjoy a coffee in the sun instead.
Previously, Sophie Valentine, from West Sussex, shared even more gardening tasks you can undertake to achieve a vibrant, healthy garden this summer, if you’re looking to take your skills a step further.
Sophie, who juggles gardening with life as a mother of three, shared the advice with her followers on her TikTok account, @lookinsidemygarden, explaining that now is the time’ to get the garden ready and save ‘serious’ money along the way.
From mulching to potting to sowing seeds, the self-taught horticulturalist demonstrated twelve key jobs that she’s already tackling in her own garden.
Issuing her first word of advice, Sophie said: ‘You’ve still got time to be planting bare roots and shrubs and get those fences painted.’
Next, the expert urged gardeners to begin adding a layer of mulch around borders, which helps retain moisture, prevent weeds, and keep the soil healthy for plants.
She also recommended taking advantage of perennials already growing in the garden by dividing them and replanting them for better growth.
She added: ‘Cut back any deciduous grasses and comb your evergreen grasses.’