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Protecting the Surroundings of your Garden Office

Protecting the Surroundings of your Garden Office

By Emma Heaton on 4th October, 2011

When the weather is cold, wet and windy during the winter months, plants, shrubs and trellises can be damaged by these conditions, but it can be prevented by improving the shelter in your garden, staking plants and wrapping pots. Keeping your garden protected during the winter will increase the chances of the plants surviving so that they can bloom in the summer months and will provide the perfect surroundings for your garden office. Some plotting plants should be put inside for the winter or in milder areas outside where there is some form of protection. You should start protecting your plants and structures when the signs of frost start to emerge.

Ways to Protect

Structures – Check all the garden structures at the start of winter, fix any part that is loose in order for it to stay strong throughout the season. It is important to make sure that they are wind proof and can survive the harshest weather conditions.

Plant Windbreaks – If you have a site in your garden that is prone to high winds, adding wind breaks will help to protect and maintain plants and structures in your garden. Potted plants placed outside your garden office should offer some additional shelter. Adding extra planting such as hedges can work as a windbreak for many plants and structures within your garden. For a short term fix, netting and woven hurdles can be put in place.

Drainage – Ensuring that all drainage problems are fixed before heavy rain comes, as wet soils can cause weaker trees and plants with smaller roots to be uprooted when it is windy.

Snow – Snow sitting on branches and lacing the tops of hedges can cause the branches to break. Shaking this off when there has been a heavy falling of snow will help to prevent this problem and save your garden from any long term damage.


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