Winter or not, plants love cold and snow
The leafy green residents of the great Northeast are beginning to ask, “Where are you, winter?”
Many of you are fine with the weather maps the way they are, others of us keep gazing upward just waiting to feel those flakes upon our nose. But it’s the grass, shrubs, trees and perennials that have come to expect and rely on that layer of winter white.
As cold as snow feels, its purpose in the plant world is somewhat ironic. Our plants utilize snow as insulation, moderating the temperature around their buds and roots when the air temperature drops.
Why do our lawns need good snow cover? During the growing season, when we are moseying across our green lawn, the individual grass plants under foot are in active growth.
