Winter Burn

How to Protect Landscape Plants from a Minnesota Winter

How to Protect Landscape Plants from a Minnesota Winter

Another wonderful Minnesota Fall is coming to an end and Old Man Winter is rapidly approaching. Now is the time to winterize your landscape. Some of the items to consider are wrapping young trees, cutting back perennials, mulching tender plants and protecting your plants from animals that love to chew on them during a Minnesota Winter.

What is Winter Burn?

What is Winter Burn?

Now that snow is starting to melt, you may begin to notice the damage old man winter left behind on your evergreens. Minnesota is notorious for being tough on landscape plants. Your evergreen plants may have brown to rust colored damaged areas where the needles appear to have been burned. This problem is called winter burn.