Lanlee Guide: Protecting Plants in Winter

Lanlee Guide

How to Protect Your Plants From Frost Damage

Plants have many of their own safeguards to protect them from the winter months when both heat and sunlight are sparse, however as the species of plants in our gardens diversify an the winters seem to get harsher there are many steps that need to be taken to insure your garden 'blossoms' into something truly spectacular when spring rolls back around. We have compiled a list of the three main steps that you should carry out to protect your garden from frost damage and the ,often harsh, winter weather.

1. Plan

When Planting it is important to consider where you place your plants so that they are protected from the cold. Planting more vulnerable vegetation against a south facing wall can both protect it from strong winds and allows it to get the maximum amount of sunlight. 

You should also pay attention to the type of plants you grow as there are many species of flowers, fruit an vegetable which are hardier than others and may even continue to grow in the winter time.

2. Prepare

One of the biggest tasks for gardeners is making sure that you are prepared for winter. 

As the leaves start falling it would be useful to get a compost bin and gather up any fallen or rotting plant matter in that. You can also shred the dry leafs to make leaf mulch. Leaf Mulch is the most effective mulch for deterring weeds so by doing this you could save yourself having to spend hours de-weeding your garden in the summer time. 



Pay Attention to the Weather. If rain is sparse make sure the roots of your trees and shrubs are well watered before the ground freezes or else you put them at risk of dehydration.

3. Protect

Mulch helps soil to retain moisture and protects plants from extreme temperatures. Before adding mulch to your garden (and around your plants) you should wait till the ground is slightly frozen. By doing this you will stop any unwanted critters (such as mice) from nesting inside the mounds

Sheltering your plants. Since there are many different sub-species of plant, they all are protected best from the winter in different ways, for example To Protect the bark of young trees you should place a cylindrical cage (made from chicken wire) around it but, some more tender plants, must be removed from the garden and re-potted indoors (till the near end of winter) so they survive and will bloom again in the spring/summer. If you decide to cover your plants with Burlap or any other types of cloth coverings make sure that you take them off during the day time, otherwise the plant will not get enough sunlight ,during the day to survive,

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