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Resources for Flowering Bushes and Other ShrubsResources for Flowering Bushes and Other ShrubsResources for Flowering Bushes and Other ShrubsWinterizing Flowering Bushes: Winter Protection With a Shrub ShelterPreventive Shrub Care: Understanding the Need for Winter Protection![]() Rather than buying plywood for an A-frame such as the one above, I prefer using free, natural materials. Besides, A-frames don't fit over large shrubs. David Beaulieu Previous | Next >> Most deciduous flowering bushes, unlike evergreens, provide no visual interest in winter, but their promise of spring blooming gets us through many a dreary winter day. There's some preventive shrub care to provide for your flowering bushes to return the favor -- some simple winter protection. Shrubs can be damaged by heavy snows or ice storms that snap their branches. You can build a simple pole-shelter within which to house your flowering bushes, thus winterizing them. This 10-page tutorial, with pictures, shows what the poles will look like and how to assemble them. The idea is to build a grid supported by 4 posts. After construction, a simple covering will be placed over the grid, keeping snow and ice off the flowering shrub. Measure the dimensions of the flowering shrub that you wish to protect. The measurements will determine the size of the poles needed. The example I'll be using is for a 5' X 5' shrub (adjust accordingly for the measurements of your own shrub), for which we'll need the following for poles:
Supplies needed to build this shelter for flowering shrubs:
I prefer to cut and limb the trees with a hatchet and buck them with a bowsaw. Hand tools are quieter and allow you to enjoy the project more. On Page 2 we gather the poles....
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