Artic tips from Houston’s Green Movement to Protect your landscape
Hey Jen,
Hope all is well. Any suggestions for how to handle the cold? I think we lost some ixoras
and lantana. Also, how should we handle the sprinklers?Thanks and best for 2010!
Jeff and Jamie
Bellaire, Texas
Hi Jeff and Jamie,
Cover your plants with a sheet or blanket and water in your favorite ones before covering them. The ground is soggy so I don’t think much water is really needed and do not cover your plants with plastic because they will suffocate. As for your plants that have damage from last freeze do not clip them back until Spring. Heidi Sheesley from TreeSearch Farms , who I think very highly of told me a few weeks back that the damage will help protect the tree/plant if we get more freezes this winter.
As for your spinkler system it should be off this time of the year. If you have new plant material, watering by hand is better. I spoke to my friend Jeff Law, one of the founders of Houston’s Green Movement and a specialist in xeroscaping and we discussed how watering should really not be used unless we have a fall/winter drought. Wishing you a warm and cozy weekend.
Below is a picture of my parent’s backyard during a New Hampshire blizzard this winter.
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