1. Home
  2. Home & Garden
  3. Landscaping

Winterizing Flowering Bushes: Winter Protection With a Shrub Shelter

By , About.com Guide

4 of 10

Preparations for Excavating for the Shrub Shelter

Poles being used as excavating guideline

Poles being used as excavating guidelines for the shrub shelter.

David Beaulieu

Now that the pole cutting is done, it's time to bring the poles back to where your shrub stands in your garden or lawn. You need to excavate the holes needed for installing the four forked poles -- the poles that will serve as vertical supports for the crosspieces.

Lay out 4 of your 6' crosspieces to form a temporary rectangle around your bush. This will serve as a guide for digging the 4 holes into which you'll be placing the 4 forked poles. You'll dig on the inner side of each of the 4 corners of your rectangular pole guide.

On Page 5 we proceed with the digging....

Explore Landscaping

About.com Special Features

Holiday Central

What to eat, where to go, fun things to do and how to save money on the perfect gifts. More >

Make Your Own Scented Pine Cones

Bring a little of the fall season in your home with this easy-to-make craft. More >

  1. Home
  2. Home & Garden
  3. Landscaping
  4. Landscape Design Ideas
  5. Fall Landscaping
  6. Excavating for the Shrub Shelter

©2009 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company.

All rights reserved.