So far this year metro-Atlanta has been experiencing a mild 'El Niño' winter, with warmer temperatures and increased moisture. But if Old Man Winter does whistle up some severe weather, Crabapple LandscapExperts advise covering certain plants that are not thoroughly hardy in this area with a canvas tarp or bed sheet (but not with black plastic). The idea is to keep heavy frost from settling on the plants' leaves. Pull off that cover early the next morning, before the sun's rays hit the cover. If plastic was used to cover the plants and left on too late, the sun would steam-cook the plants underneath, so plastic is not advised.
In addition to covering plants, the LandscapExperts advise watering them well to get through a patch of severe cold. Hasn't been a problem this rainy December!
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