Preventing winter damage to trees and shrubs

As the snow falls, trees and shrubs in your landscape can suffer. Here are some tips to help prevent damage to your plants.
Better Homes & Gardens on MSN

The right way to handle snow and ice on trees and shrubs this winter

Trees and shrubs usually shoulder winter weather with ease. Snow rests lightly on branches and the occasional rain glides off ...
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Should you file for insurance if heavy heavy snow takes down your tree?

The heavy, wet snow can be damaging. Trees or limbs fell on cars and homes and created problems that'll have you calling your insurance agent. As we enter the winter season, it’s a common problem for ...
Stars and Stripes

From the archives: Snow-covered trees in Japan, 2012

The “snow monsters,” or “juhyo” in Japanese, at the top of Mount Zao in Yamagata, Japan, are actually windswept, snow-covered ...
9NEWS

Residents urged to protect trees as Colorado sees heavy spring snow

DENVER — Heavy and wet snow is forecast for the Denver area, prompting a warning to residents about potential damage to trees that are beginning to bud this spring. The approaching storm system is ...
11Alive

A rare sight from Tybee Island to Pensacola: Beaches, palm trees covered in snow | Photos

On Tuesday, a rare winter storm blew through the South. Snowfall rates of 1 inch per hour or more were predicted from eastern Texas to the western Florida panhandle, and historic snowfall of 3 to 6 ...
Berkshire Eagle

From snow-covered fields to ice-laden trees, February moves in phases

Aah, February, short but not sweet, a bit gloomy and never still. The lion rigorously rehearses, the lamb softly bleats as we are immersed in the continuation of a blustery winter — this year the ...