Garden Tip for the Weekend: Winter Maintenance and Prep

Garden Tip for the Weekend: Winter Maintenance and Prep February 7th, 2019 [View in Browser]( [Fine Gardening]( Hello, {EMAIL} [Save up to 44% - Subscribe Now]( Garden Tip for the Weekend February 7th, 2019 [Preventing and Repairing Winter Damage]( By Bonnie Lee Appleton Over my many years of dealing with winter damage, I have experienced just about every kind under the sun—or snow, I should say. From an evergreen shrub’s burned leaves to the total death of flower and leaf buds, winter can be a devastating season for our gardens. [Read More]( [twitter]( [facebook]( [twitter]( [The Dangers of a Cold Snap]( [The Dangers of a Cold Snap]( Freeze injury is one of the most common types of environmental plant injuries. Throughout much of the United States, landscape plants (especially trees and shrubs) frequently withstand winter temperatures of 15°F to –20°F. Yet later on, in spring, these same plants may be severely damaged by temperatures just a few degrees below freezing. How is it that a plant that withstood –25°F in January could be damaged by 25°F a few months later? It all has to do with fluctuating hardiness. [Read More]( [twitter]( [facebook]( [twitter]( [How to Plant a Boxwood Hedge]( Monrovia [How to Plant a Boxwood Hedge]( Planting a Boxwood hedge in a straight line doesn’t have to be as hard as it might appear to be. Here's an easy, quick way that will inspire you to plant your own boxwood hedge in full sun to partial shade with nothing more than some twine, a stake, your shovel and a good ol’ fashioned measuring tape. [Read More]( [twitter]( [facebook]( [twitter]( [Fine Gardening]( [SUBSCRIBE]( [SUBSCRIBE]( [pinterest]( [instagram]( [facebook]( [fgtwitter]( [fgyoutube]( [THE TAUNTON PRESS]( | [CUSTOMER SERVICE]( | [PRIVACY POLICY]( 63 South Main Street | Newtown, CT 06470 You received this message because you are a Taunton customer or have registered at Taunton.com. This email was sent to you by The Taunton Press. [Click here]( to update your email preferences.