How to Care for Plants and Shrubs in Winter: 8 Tips for Commercial Properties
Winter is a restful break for those plants and shrubs that make your commercial property look great all spring, summer and fall, impressing everybody with their bright flowers and vibrant leaves.
But that doesn’t mean you should forget about them. Plants need some winter care to make sure they emerge green and healthy in the spring.
Soggy leaves left on your lawn can smother your turf. Shrubs can break under the weight of misplaced snow piles. Unprotected plants become feasts for bugs once the spring thaw arrives.
How to protect plants in winter? Don’t bury shrubs under piles of snow. Use dormant oil to deter hungry spring bugs. Protect plants and turf from ice melt products. Cover shivering plants with a cozy blanket of mulch. Use snow stakes to help prevent snow plow damage.
Bradley Sarno, enhancement operations manager at Level Green Landscaping, walks us through a few key tasks.
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