With all the warm weather we’ve been having the past few days {and by warm I mean in the 40’s} the snow is finally starting to melt.
If the temps stay above freezing {and the forecast says they will} we’ll be able to get out there and start working in the yard again very, very soon… Which is good news to me {but maybe not so much the HH}. 😉
Yesterday I went out to check on the boxwoods I planted in front of the picket fence to see how they had fared over the winter.
Unfortunately, thanks to the snow plows and sidewalk clearing machine pilling up the snow on our lawn {which can’t be helped because we live downtown} it really did a number on our boxwoods.
There were lots of broken limbs. 🙁 What a bummer!!!
I guess this means we’ll have to come up with some sort of system to protect our little row of boxwoods next winter. Maybe some wooden a-frame structures?
Or heavily wrap the bushes in burlap like we’ve seen business and people do around town?
I think it’s either that or replace the row of boxwoods every spring {which would cost a fortune}. Live and learn I guess. I better put “wrap boxwoods” on the fall calendar now so I don’t forget.
But hey… The good news is the snow is nearly gone and a few of our spring bulbs are popping up through the soil. How cool is that!?
HH are you reading this? It’s time to get started on the flower stand!!! It looks like I’m going to need it sooner than later. All those bulbs I planted in pots last fall, they’re going to need homes. 🙂
~Mavis
Sue says
I should think that the burlap protects only against wind and sun.
Wooden A-frames would protect against the weight of the plowed snow. And they needn’t be solid. Something like this:
https://www.gardeners.com/buy/cedar-shrub-guard
HH could build them from pallets. The question is do you have storage?
Maybe a sturdy evergreen would work better street-facing, and you could put the boxwoods on the house-facing side of the fence?
Lynn from NC Outer Banks says
Did I miss the St Patrick’s Day art installation reveal? I see the cute buoys.
MaryG says
Where I live (northwest Connecticut), people wrap some of their vegetation in burlap to protect them from being eaten by deer. I haven’t tried it myself, but I should probably consider it for some of our evergreens, which do get nibbled a bit if the snow is deep, especially if there is a coating of ice on the ground.