October 11th, 2022 by Sarah Miles

5 essential garden products you need before winter begins

Autumn in the garden is a time for tidying up, packing up, and putting away before the harsher weather of winter comes. Outdoor jobs at this time of year are about protecting the garden and will help keep them looking nice over the coming season and into spring next year.

Here are 5 garden must-haves that will help you do this:

1. Mylek Electric 3000W Leaf Blower/Vacuum and Shredder

Autumn is obviously boom-time for leaves falling from trees and even if you don’t have any in your own garden, they will blow in from elsewhere and can make your garden look messy. This isn’t just an issue for neat lovers, as wet leaves and debris can become slimy, and therefore slippery, and lead to the development of mould and bacteria.

Rather than the back-breaking task of sweeping them up manually, a leaf blower makes short work of the job, allowing you to easily keep up with whatever nature throws at it. This leaf blower from MYLEK does 3 jobs in 1. It’s a blower, vacuum, and mulcher, allowing you to direct the leaves into a single pile, collect them into a bag, and mulch them for easy disposal (or to make compost for next year). So much easier than sweeping, picking up, and then trying to cram them all in a garden bin!

Mylek Electric 3000W Leaf Blower/Vacuum and Shredder

Price: £59.99

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2. Pro-Kleen Spring and Autumn Lawn Feed

Your lawn may not grow much over the winter, but it still needs nutrients to survive through the cold weather and remain strong enough to resist pests and diseases. Pro-Kleen Spring and Autumn Lawn Feed can be applied from September through to January to keep your grass in great condition. Your reward will be a lush, green lawn in the spring.

It also actually benefits from being applied in wet weather, so this is one garden job that doesn’t require you to wait for a dry day!

Pro-Kleen Spring and Autumn Lawn Feed is £16.19.

3. Ultima Plus XP Patio and Path Sealer

The hard surfaces of your garden take quite the battering over winter as cold temperatures, rain, and snow do their worst. Without protection, this can damage stone and concrete so the best thing you can do for it is to apply a sealant before the winter starts.

Ultima Plus XP Patio and Path Sealer will provide a weatherproof seal to the surfaces and protect them from anything the winter throws at them. It will even continue to protect them for up to 10 years after one application.

Ultima Plus XP Patio and Path Sealer 5L

Price: £34.96

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4. Pro-Kleen Driveway and Patio Cleaner

Of course, if you are going to seal your patio and drive, you definitely need to clean them first so you can remove any mould and algae as well as general dirt and stains before applying the sealant. Pro-Kleen Driveway and Patio Cleaner is easy to use and will get those surfaces cleaned right up. It will also make them much safer as mould and other growths on them can make them quite treacherous to walk over when they get wet in the winter.

Pro-Kleen Driveway and Patio Cleaner is £19.99 and will cover up to 40m2.

5. Black Magic Roof Repair Sealant

If you think you have any cracks or holes in your roof, you really don’t want to be leaving that to chance over the winter. Attending to these types of repairs now can help prevent costly and disruptive damage later.

Black Magic Roof Repair Sealant is quite clever in that it contains elastic-impregnated fibres which are not only tough but flexible and therefore not subject to cracking in extreme temperatures, as many sealants are. Use on flat or pitched roofs, garage or shed roofs, or even guttering.

Roof Repair and Instant Gutter Sealant 1KG

Price: £14.95

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