Interestingly, watering your plants before a freeze can help them survive the cold ... adding beauty to your outdoor space throughout the winter months. Frost covering a flower. Image by Alexander ...

Q: When it freezes, how do we know which plants need to be covered or brought inside? A: We do not cover our native plants here. They stay out in all elements, and as you can see, after the last ...

After record-warm temperatures to start the week, you may have noticed a few of your outdoor perennials are starting to emerge.

Garden lovers might want to take a few steps to protect their plants as much as they can against the cold air that is coming ...

HOUSTON - As freeze warnings impact South Texas ... Bring small plants indoors, especially succulents. Cover outdoor plants with blankets or cardboard for insulation. Add mulch to protect the roots of ...

For severe freezes when temperatures dip into the teens, providing a heat source under the covering helps. A safe, easy way to do this is to generously wrap or drape the plant with small outdoor ...

As days of below-freezing temperatures approach ... plastic coverings can suffocate the plant and cause more harm when the sun rises. Regardless of the covering used, he said coverings must ...

Frosts and freeze can damage or kill exposed plants, especially those ... before freezing temperatures arrive.” Covering water spigots is an inexpensive way to protect home plumbing, but insulation ...

If it is, your plant is still alive. Otherwise, look for wilted leaves, discoloration and small black spots. Keep protecting them until the freezes are over Cover sensitive plants if a freeze is ...

Long-term, below-freezing temperatures can be severely stressful for outdoor plants ... retain soil moisture and prevent heat loss.” Covering plants will also provide insulation for heat ...

Covering outdoor plants with different materials, such as frost cloth, blankets, towels, cardboard boxes, liquid frost protection and Styrofoam cups on cactus. When temperatures drop to freezing ...

During a freeze warning, you should bring your ... Bringing sensitive plants indoors. Covering outdoor plants with different materials, such as frost cloth, blankets, towels, cardboard boxes ...