Even hardy plants survive the cold season better, when they are wrapped "warm".. We show you, how well protection and beauty go together and which material is suitable.
boxwood and roses, Corkscrew hazel and pampas grass are slowly getting cold feet. And the planters suffer too, if they are exposed to wet and cold for a long time. Therefore, first of all, the tubs all around – also from below – packed. Air is suitable for this- and water-permeable materials such as coconut, felt and reed mats. Burlap sacks and baskets are too thin, to serve as an insulating layer, but loose insulating material such as styrofoam flakes or leaves can be accommodated in them. Bubble wrap can also be hidden under the pretty cover as an insulating layer. However, it must be inserted so loosely, that the pot still gets air and water can drain off unhindered.
In the case of boxwood and conifers, this is usually sufficient protection. For rhododendrons, For mahonia and bamboo species, covering the crown with fleece or spruce brushwood makes sense, because they lose less water through their leaves. Ornamental grasses are in danger of rotting from the inside in snowy or wet weather; therefore they are tied together in a tuft.
1 Dicke Kokosmatten isolieren den Topf gut und sind luftdurchlässig. The tree of life in the bucket does not need more protection.
2 Gräser werden zu einem Schopf zusammengebunden und mit einer Schilfmatte umwickelt, so that their center stays dry. The terracotta pot is also wrapped.
3 Korkenzieherhasel sind im Garten ganz winterhart, is in the bucket
it better, Pack the pot and root ball. The jute sack covers a layer of bubble wrap.
4 Schnee kann auf der mit Vlies eingewickelten Krone des Rhododendrons nicht liegenbleiben. The pot stands in a planter made of wooden boards. Reed mats are good for narrow ones, tall plants, Baskets for low, who don't need light.
5 Filzmatten isolieren sehr gut und sehen hübsch aus, when several pots are packed in the same way.
protect garden plants
Nature itself provides the best winter protection: Leaves and dead plant parts spread a warm blanket over the earth in late autumn; later snow is added as an insulating layer. The root area of the plants is therefore well protected, if the soil is not raked clean.
Above-ground parts are more at risk. ornamental shrubs such as hibiscus, tree peony or camellia, coming from warmer regions, be made with burlap, wrapped in straw or reed mats. In the case of standard roses, spruce branches or straw can be inserted between the shoots and the crown covered with sackcloth or fleece. Climbing roses can be wrapped in a similar way.
It makes sense in areas with very snowy winters, also to wrap evergreen shrubs with air-permeable fleece; the snow then slides off easily and there is no danger, that whole branches break off under the load. This is particularly annoying with topiary trees, thereby losing their shape. Usually it's enough, regularly shake off the snow.