EASY GARDENING
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PROTECT YOUR WINTER PLANTS
Make attractive, natural covers to shelter delicate plants such as dahlias, gaura and penstemon from the cold winter weather.
1 Cut lengths of bendy colourful willow or cornus branches (hazel or birch would work too).
2 Take a stem and push one end into the ground then bend the branch up and over, pushing the other end into the soil on the opposite side. Repeat in a circle around the plant. Secure with string as shown in the picture.
3 Pack the enclosure with moss or leaves. This will insulate the plant from frost and help excess winter rain to drain away from its crown. The leaves will naturally breakdown to reveeal the new shoots in early spring.
