Snow banks help plants thrive in the mountains, providing water and nutrients for soil. But as climate change warms the ...

Most trees and shrubs will recover from such trauma, but there are steps you can take to mitigate the damage.

If snow lingers on the bush, you can start getting holes in your shrubs, as the smaller branches might not be able to take the weight of the snow and break.” What can we do to protect trees and ...

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 ...

WINDSOR, Colo. (CBS4) — As Coloradans prepare for a snowstorm to push summer heat out of its way on Tuesday, residents caring for plants or newly-planted trees should be taking steps now to ...

This undated photo shows snow-laden arborvitae trees in New Paltz, NY. With leafy branches in winter, evergreens are especially good at catching snow, which can be bent, even broken by a heavy ...

If snow or ice does your pruning for you, the bark will tear, opening up sites where disease or insects can enter. Late summer blooming shrubs can be pruned now with no loss of flowers next year.

Burlap that swaddles a shrub can collect snow that weighs down the branches and may break them, she said. If you don’t remove the burlap before spring rains begin, the soaked fabric can trap ...

Cheap ways to protect plants from frost and snow. When to cover plants for frost will depend on where you live, your US ...

A late April snow fell on the metro area Saturday after days of temperatures reaching the 80s. It ushered in concern for some Coloradans who may have already begun spring planting in their gardens.

Well, the first major snowstorm blanketed our region earlier this week with accumulations of well over 2 feet in some locations. It seems a bit early for this amount of precipitation, but it is cer… ...

One of the easiest ways to help protect any small trees from ice damage is by taking a close look at all branches that have accumulated ice. If you spot branches that are weighed down, place ...