A thriving summer garden doesn’t just happen—it gets built in the final weeks of spring when smart gardeners roll up their sleeves and set the stage for success. Warm weather brings explosive growth, stubborn weeds, hungry pests, and thirsty soil, all competing for attention at once.
Tackle a few key tasks now, and everything from tomatoes to tulips will reward that effort tenfold once summer arrives. Skip them, and suddenly the garden feels like a full-time job that never quite catches up. Thankfully, a focused, strategic push right now keeps everything manageable, beautiful, and surprisingly low-stress when the heat kicks in.
