The top five crucial steps to ready your garden for winter.
1. Cover all wind-sensitive evergreens with two layers of burlap and secure in place with garden twine. Shrubs such as yews, dwarf Alberta (white) spruce, rhododendrons and azaleas need this protection to prevent the desiccation of tender stems and foliage from the extremely dry Canadian winter winds.
2. In parts of the country where snow cover is greater than just a few centimetres, mice and rabbit damage can he serious.
Source: CanadianLiving.com
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