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| My Mexican Orange Blossom is about a year old. It has gotten a bit taller this past summer and I'm a little concerned about the winter winds and rain. The other night, it rained quite heavily and my poor shrub was beaten down a bit, but it perked back up the following day after the rain stopped. How can I protect it during the winter season? should I stake it? or maybe put burlap over it? I would like to know what everyone else does. Thanks everyone. |
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| Most plantings of this commonly used shrub don't get any coddling. If concerned about winter cold be sure ground around it well mulched, to retard freezing of the soil a bit. Maintaining a mulch on plantings improves plant response in general, should therefore be done anyway. If temperatures below 10-15 degrees F. threaten you could then rig up a screen around your plant, for additional assurance. Something insulating, like a tube of wire mesh fencing held in place with stakes, and stuffed with loose, more or less dry plant litter (maybe small conifer branches) to reduce wind and sun exposure during the worst cold. Or maybe a cover made out of synthetic insulation material, like styrofoam. Take it away as soon as the Arctic front breaks up. |
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| Rain will definitely not bother it. It is very common in the UK and is not given any special winter treatment. You can trim off any grotty looking bits in the Spring. I would think that BC would suit it fine. |
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| bboy-thanks once again for helping me. If it gets really windy or stormy, I'll put a mesh fence around it. The stems/branches still seem a bit tender. Thanks for your tips. flora-Thankyou for your advice. It's not so much the rain I was concerned about but high winds and perhaps freezing conditions. It's good to know that I can just trim off any damage in the spring. Thanks very much for helping me, at least now I know I can relax a bit. lol |
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| Much of Britain apparently does not get the low temperatures we occasionally get here. For example, late British garden writer C. Lloyd once wrote he was in a cold area because it sometimes got down to 20 degrees F. Snort! If only that was an extreme temperature for this area. |
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