As cold weather moves in, protect your plants
RALEIGH — March 20, the first day of spring, is weeks away, but some plants are already responding like the season has changed.With temperatures in the low 20s expected Tuesday and Wednesday mornings, a local gardening expert said flowers will most likely suffer from the cold.Douglas Ruhren, the gardens manager at Raleigh’s JC Raulston Arboretum, said the best way to protect flowers and plants is to cover them with a bed sheet, an old quilt or a plastic cover. If flowers […]
