The Importance of Insulating Plants for Cool Weather

When you or your kids leave the house when it gets cool, you make sure they're bundled up, right? And it's not just for comfort, it's for their health. Well, your plants are no different. Cold can have adverse effects on your landscaping, just as it can on pets and family.

Of course, they don't make mittens and mufflers for shrubbery. Instead, you want to make sure you insulate your plants against the cold with pinestraw or some other plant bedding that will hold in air and keep the frigid air from freezing the ground around the root systems.

With just a little attention, you can keep your lawn happy and healthy year round, and ready to spring back to life when the weather warms up again.