Wind Damage, Tree Wrap and Winter Lawn Care
How do you guard against winter plant damage in the yard? Besides winter lawn care considerations, the use of tree wrap and other measures can protect plants against wind damage and the other ravages brought by Old Man Winter. And mulch comes to the rescue in perennial flower beds — as long as you use it properly. Below is a summary of what you need to do in fall in order to prepare your yard for winter. Shrub Shelters That Guard Against Plant Damage in Winter Most deciduous flowering shrubs, unlike their evergreen counterparts, provide little visual interest in winter. Yet these shrubs can be damaged by heavy snows or ice storms that snap their branches. To avoid such plant damage, you can build or buy a shelter within which to house your flowering shrubs for the winter. Since most of them provide little visual interest in winter anyway, you have little to lose by tucking them out of sight under a shelter.
