Top Tips for Getting Your Home and Garden Sparkling This Weekend!
Nothing beats coming home to a sparkling and tidy yard. Everyone is busy mowing lawns, spring cleaning and clearing weed bushes from their gardens here in the greater western region of Sydney. It is also prime time to start preparing gardens for Christmas light displays! I recently went garage sale hopping in the Campbelltown and Liverpool areas. While driving around, I noticed many people had hired skip bins in both Campbelltown and Liverpool suburbs, which is a brilliant idea for disposing of green garden waste quickly and easily.
Spring is here; it means summer is just around the corner. That means summer BBQs, parties – and, unfortunately, the tropical storm season. Here are some tips to get you started!
What to do Before Your Backyard Spring Cleaning Weekend
Grab a bucket and walk around the back deck and yard. Collect rubbish or things that need to be put back in their place.
Now that you have the lay of the land jot down notes on what parts of the yard need to be tended to most.
- Are tree branches overhanging gutters? This could be a bushfire risk, so it is a top priority.
- Do shrubs need trimming? Overgrown plants beside the house can encourage termites to move in and be the perfect hide-outs for more.
- Have weeds grown so tall after the recent rain they are overtaking the garden?
- Is the deck due to being oiled?
- Does any furniture need to be dumped?
Little Wins
Our friends who run a cleaning business swear by ‘little wins’ at the start of the day. These are quick and easy jobs. Once you tick one thing off your list, you’ll feel enthused to move on to the next job.
Plan Ahead
Plan what you will tackle first and what you will need to ensure the job is 100% done and dusted. There’s nothing worse than getting to the end of a spring clean only to have a giant pile of garden waste as a new feature in your yard or on the council’s verge as you can see in the image above. Or, cut up tree branches with a cordless tool only to find the battery has yet to be charged!
Waste Solution: One super easy (and budget-friendly) thing you can organise before the spring clean is to hire a skip bin in Western Sydney. Green waste skip bins are perfect for things like tree clippings, branches, grass cuttings and weeds. Will you have a mixture of rubbish types? Hire a general waste bin so everything can go in the same skip.
DIY and Home Renovation Weekends – Watch Out
The same theory applies if you are heading inside for your spring clean or weekend reno. Planning is the best way to ensure a smooth (and successful) weekend. Demolition is hugely satisfying… However, the mess it creates is not, nor is running multiple loads to the local tip all weekend.
Research Western Sydney skip bin companies to find one that will dispose of your waste responsibly (and won’t cost an arm and a leg). Regardless of your project, remember to plan ahead – book a skip bin and put your cordless tool batteries on charge. Oh, and most importantly, don’t forget to organise a sausage sizzle to thank your helpers!