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Protecting your plants over winter
As cold winter weather approaches choose the best method to help protect your plants survive frost and cold with our easy to follow guide.
Before the first frosts
Transfer succulents into grit and overwinter in a mini green house in a sheltered place.
Apply 5cm (2in) of mulch around tender perennials.
Add an extra layer of grit on the soil surface of potted tender perennials.
Cut back leaves and side shoots on tropical plants and wrap them in a layer of straw held in by a willow screen or chicken wire.
Leave fronds on tree ferns and protect trunks with straw and chicken wire.
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Time needed
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30 minutes
You will need
Mulch
Grit
Willow screen or chicken wire
Straw
Mini green house
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Watch Carol Klein protect plants in her dry garden for winter
As cold winter weather approaches choose the best method to help protect your plants survive frost and cold with our easy to follow guide.
Before the first frosts
Transfer succulents into grit and overwinter in a mini green house in a sheltered place.
Apply 5cm (2in) of mulch around tender perennials.
Add an extra layer of grit on the soil surface of potted tender perennials.
Cut back leaves and side shoots on tropical plants and wrap them in a layer of straw held in by a willow screen or chicken wire.
Leave fronds on tree ferns and protect trunks with straw and chicken wire.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/basics/techniques/images/readmore.gif (http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/basics/techniques/growflowers_protectingplants2.shtml)
Time needed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/basics/techniques/images/southeast_arrow.gif
30 minutes
You will need
Mulch
Grit
Willow screen or chicken wire
Straw
Mini green house
http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/basics/techniques/images/playvideo.gif (http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/check/gardening/tv_and_radio/gw2007_22_winter_protection?size=16x9&bgc=AFD8D0&nbram=1&bbram=1) http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/images/basics/video_small/140x90_carol_protecting.jpg
Watch Carol Klein protect plants in her dry garden for winter