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Garden maintenance through the year – the maintenance calendar
What needs doing in the garden, and when? Our maintenance calendar shows the most important tasks through the year – from spring to winter.
By Balbina Fuchs · Managing Director of Fuchs Service · Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Landscape Gardening · technically reviewed by Fuchs baut Gärten · updated 15 June 2026
Maintenance calendar
The garden year at a glance
What needs doing in the garden, and when? The most important tasks for each season – compiled from the day-to-day experience of our maintenance team.
Spring
- Cutting back perennials and grasses
- Scarifying, fertilising and reseeding the lawn
- Preparing beds, renewing mulch
- Getting the swimming pond/pool ready for the season
Summer
- Checking and adjusting irrigation
- Hedge trimming and topiary
- Removing spent blooms, keeping an eye on water quality
Autumn
- Clearing leaves, mowing the lawn one last time
- Planting time for trees, shrubs and perennials
- Winterising pond/pool technology
Winter
- Pruning trees and shrubs when frost-free
- Protecting sensitive plants
- Planning the next garden year
Too much work? Our maintenance team is happy to take care of it at regular intervals. More about garden maintenance
Frequently asked questions
Answers about the maintenance calendar
When does garden maintenance start in spring?
As soon as the ground has dried out and is frost-free – in the Bavarian Oberland usually from March, depending on location. Perennials and grasses are then cut back, the lawn is scarified, fertilised and reseeded, the beds are prepared and the mulch is renewed. If you have a swimming pond or natural pool, it is made ready for the season at the same time. The maintenance team of Fuchs Service GmbH in Lenggries can take on this whole spring round for you if you wish.
When is the best time to plant trees, shrubs and perennials?
Autumn. The soil is still warm, rainfall increases, and the plants put down roots before winter – by spring they are already well established. For specimen trees and shrubs, it pays to order early, as good plants become scarce. Fuchs baut Gärten plants throughout Upper Bavaria, working from Lenggries.
When do the pond and pool systems need to be winterised?
In autumn, before the first lasting frost – along with clearing leaves and the last lawn mowing. For a swimming pond, leaf protection nets are fitted and the pump is protected from frost. With a Living Pool, the water stays in the basin and the technology stays in place; nothing needs to be removed or drained.
What is there to do in the garden in winter?
More than many people think: trees and shrubs are pruned on frost-free days, sensitive plants need protection, and winter is the right time to plan the next garden year. If you want to build in spring, you should have the design finished over the winter months – more on this under Consultation and design.
When does the swimming season begin for a swimming pond or natural pool?
With the spring round: water analysis, vacuuming the pond, cutting back plants and starting up the technology. After that, the biology needs a short start-up phase before the water reaches its usual clarity. Which type needs how much maintenance, and when, is covered in our comparison Swimming pond, natural pool or pool.
Can hedges be trimmed all year round?
No – in the summer half of the year only gentle shaping and maintenance trimming is permitted, and heavy cutting back is restricted by law. We explain the exact periods and what they mean for your hedge in our maintenance guide Hedges.
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