Raking

Raking, to many people's view, is a simple job, yet actually it's a fundamental but truly valuable horticultural habit with a cumulative impact on the well-being, tidiness, and overall appearance of your gardens. Here at Jackson's Garden Services, serving the areas of Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole, we understand the need for having a sweep, and especially the leaf-falling months of the year. Our commercial service of raking ensures your gardens, lawn, and paths remain tidy and clean all year round.

The Importance of Raking in Keeping the Garden Clean and Tidy

Raking is more than simply tidying up. Raking fulfills several functions of enormous significance to gardening:

Prevents Lawn Damage: A thick layer of dead leaves is going to suffocate grass, blocking sunlight and air circulation. This is the type of environment where fungal diseases (such as red thread or snow mould) love to grow and will even kill off patches of your lawn. Regular raking stops this suffocation and allows your grass to breathe.

Enhances Garden Beauty: An ordered, debris-free garden is instantly more appealing and well-manicured. Raking eliminates unsightly trash, and patio, lawn, and walkway look clean and inviting. This is crucial to enhance your property's curb appeal.

Benefits to Soil: Raking allows for clod-breaking and surface aeration, and the addition of organic matter (if leaves are put onto compost or turned into the soil).

Prepares the Beds to Be Planted: Raking smooths the soil, eliminates tiny stones or trash, and flattens the surface to ready flower beds to be replanted or mulched.

Removing leaf litter removes the hiding places for pests such as slugs and snails, and fungal spores, which would otherwise live through the winter and infect your plants next spring.

Safety: Wet leaf heaps on walkways and driveways are slippery and unsafe, especially during autumn. Raking them eliminates the risk of travel.

Provides Valuable Organic Material: Collected leaves can also be added to your compost pile to create nutrient-rich compost to utilize on the garden. They can even be put to use to create leaf mould, an excellent soil conditioner.

Types of Raking and Their Application

Not all jobs use the same rake. Different jobs use different implements and techniques:

Leaf Raking: Lawn and Hard Surfaces

Purpose: Mainly to sweep fallen leaves, so they no longer clutter lawns, get slippery on surfaces, or turn into an eyesore.

Tools: Wide, yet flexible, leaf rakes (such as fan rakes) are ideal to use on the lawn to avoid damaging it. Stiffer, wider rakes can be used on driveways, patios, and hardscaping.

Autumn Priority: The highest priority is during autumn months September to November, when deciduous trees are shedding leaves. Regular raking keeps areas leaf-free.

Soil Raking: Vegetable Patches & Flower Beds

To break up small clods of soil, to level the surface, and to clear stones and heavy rubbish off land being cultivated. Also to blend fertilisers or compost lightly with the surface soil.

Tools: To do this, garden rakes (also known as soil rakes or bow rakes) with stiff, strong tines are used.

Debris Raking (General Clearance):

For picking up minor twigs, dead vegetation, loose stones, and other random gardening tidbits to achieve overall tidiness.

Tools to Use: Either of the two items, leaf rake or garden rake, depending upon the material.

Jackson's Garden Services Provides the Best Raking Quality Because

It sounds easy, but to rake effectively, efficiently, and safely for your garden requires the proper apparatus, strategy, and attention to detail. Here at Jackson's Garden Services, we use professional-calibre care to all our raking jobs around Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole:

Efficiency and Speed: We use the right machinery and methodical methods to clear large grounds efficiently and at speed, conserving your time and energy.

Completeness: We reach all the nooks, all the leaves, and all pieces of trash, so your garden is perfectly spotless. This includes areas behind hedges or behind obstacles. Proper Equipment: We utilize various high-quality rakes for various surfaces and applications to deliver the maximum output without hurting your plants and lawn. For very large areas, we may even utilize leaf blowers or vacuums to maximize efficiency at low decibel levels. Responsible Disposal: Not only do we rake, but responsibly collect and dispose of all the garden waste, either adding it to your compost pile if appropriate, or removing it from your grounds. Seasonal Awareness: We possess the vision to detect the critical times to rake, such as the fall season, and can offer regular visits to maintain your property looking its finest throughout the leaf-fall season. Improved Look: A properly raked drive, pathway, and lawn establish the initial look of well-cared-for property, appearing positively toward your business or home. Let Jackson's Garden Services take the leaf-raking chore away from you, and have your Bournemouth, Christchurch, or Poole garden looking tidy, healthy, and fantastic all year round. Get in touch today for our expert and reputable service.