Chesapeake Home

Thawing out? Every one I talk to is either recovering from damage to their homes and gardens caused by this season’s 3 blizzards or still waiting for the snow to thaw and reveal shrubs with broken limbs.  Fortunately for me, I am in the middle of a new landscaping project and most of my old shrubs and trees were removed last fall, leaving my yard a fairly clean slate.  Still much of what remained got fairly beat up by the weight of the snow.  I still can’t tell the state of my privet hedge, but a magnolia and a holly both lost big branches, an aucuba got flattened, and the branches of a newly transplanted burning bush were broken to the ground.  A group of azeleas are still buried, so we shall see.  To help sort out what steps to take next when assessing landcape damage, Homestead Gardens’ Education Coordinator Gene Sumi offers some tips and suggests what you can do to make it better.  Check out Gene’s Tips HERE!