How to Protect Your Denver Landscape Design From Frost and Snow

Winter weather will be here before you know it and the recent September snowstorm is just the beginning. If you’re like most homeowners, dealing with a sudden cold snap while managing your Denver landscaping is stressful at best. That frost and snow can do serious damage to your plants if you’re not careful. Though some plants may not be salvageable, others will have made it through the cold spell unscathed. That said, you’ll still want to take some precautions against future cold weather if you want to keep your landscaping looking great well into the fall months. Here are a few easy ways to protect your plants.

Bring What You Can Indoors

If you have potted plants or hanging planters, consider bringing them inside at night. This will allow you to control their temperature exposure and prevents frost damage on their leaves and flowers. You don’t even have to bring them into the heart of your home. Just set them inside your garage, entryway, mudroom, or laundry room if you’re worried about dirt getting on your floors. This will make it easy to clean up any mess they leave behind.

Cover Flower Beds With Blankets

Some plants will just have to tough things out in the cold, but that doesn’t mean you can’t give them a helping hand. Grab some old blankets and cover the garden beds loosely with those blankets. This will provide a layer of insulation and helps trap warm air around the garden bed when the temperatures drop. If you’re worried about the weight of the blankets, place stakes and supports around the garden bed. Then, drape the blanket over the garden bed and let the stakes take the weight of the blanket for the plants. You’ll still be protecting them against the harsh weather, but you’ll be doing it without putting strain on the plants themselves.

Spread Mulch

We’ve talked about the importance of spreading mulch around your landscaping before and we can’t stress it enough. That mulch provides a protective layer of insulation between your plants’ roots and the weather. If you haven’t already, spread a layer of fresh mulch around the roots of your trees and shrubs in your yard. If you have mulch in place already, make sure there’s enough to provide an even layer of protection around those sensitive plants. This will help keep the moisture in the soil from getting too cold or drying out once the foul weather hits.

Give Your Yard the TLC It Deserves

Getting your plants ready for cold weather doesn’t have to be difficult. You just need to think ahead and put in the work. If you’re running short on time or just want an experienced professional to make sure your landscaping is able to withstand the changing weather conditions with ease, don’t wait. Contact us today and schedule a free estimate. We’ll work to make sure your yard looks great as late into the fall as possible so you can start looking forward to the winter weather.