i so wish i had thought of that! i wrap all of my container plants in burlap each fall to protect them from the freeze-thaw cycle, but it never occurred to me to wrap or bind the arborvitae. if they survive this one, i'll definitely remember that for the next one. thanks for the tip!
and good luck with your driveway and your allee of arborvitae! sounds beautiful. :)
M'dear, just put on your boots (or a gaiter, or something to keep the snow from getting to your feet!) and plod on out there. GENTLY shake, sweep or, if your shrubs are quite large, tap them (use a long pole of some sort) to get the snow to fall away. Then bind them up
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i'm afraid it's too late for binding them up. i've shaken the snow off the trees four times already and the snow is now so deep and heavy that it's completely inside the trees between the trunks. aside from that, i don't have any burlap left and don't have any twine either.
it would take entirely more effort and time than it's worth to try and get the snow out. there is about 2-3 feet of snow around and inside each plant and we're still in blizzard conditions. it'll be snowing for another 5-7 hours here. at this point, if they don't survive, i'll just plant new ones next year or use this as an opportunity to change the garden. it's always a work in progress anyway, right? ;) (i have lots of photos of the evolution of the side yard in my scrapbook.)
yeah, for short amounts of time. it's COLD and really windy still. but the snow is that heavy, wet snow that's good for making snowmen and whatnot. i remember back in '79 having a huge snowstorm and my dad shovelled the snow from the driveway and sidewalks into the yard piling it up so high that we were building forts and making tunnels and pathways through the snow. if i were 10 years old, this would be like a dream! being 40... it just makes my back hurt! hehehehe
Snow is a defined dividing line between childhoood and adults, isn't it? Adults remember their childhood and think they should get and play, but it's cold! Kids just play in it and think its magic.
I'd like to be able to sit in front of a window and watch kids play...do a little time travelling!
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i so wish i had thought of that! i wrap all of my container plants in burlap each fall to protect them from the freeze-thaw cycle, but it never occurred to me to wrap or bind the arborvitae. if they survive this one, i'll definitely remember that for the next one. thanks for the tip!
and good luck with your driveway and your allee of arborvitae! sounds beautiful. :)
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it would take entirely more effort and time than it's worth to try and get the snow out. there is about 2-3 feet of snow around and inside each plant and we're still in blizzard conditions. it'll be snowing for another 5-7 hours here. at this point, if they don't survive, i'll just plant new ones next year or use this as an opportunity to change the garden. it's always a work in progress anyway, right? ;) (i have lots of photos of the evolution of the side yard in my scrapbook.)
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I'd like to be able to sit in front of a window and watch kids play...do a little time travelling!
Stay warm, maybe a good day to bake!
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