And we will and, you know, they're pretty
I don't know how long this will last.
Martin and Helen Klop are looking for
replacements.
Many of their shrubs and outdoor plants
didn't survive the December freeze.
Other gardeners have the same problem
and they're wondering what to do now if
there's dead wood or that's questionable.
Would you want to remove that now?
Experts like David Pincus are holding
seminars in area nurseries to help
gardeners revive damaged plants.
Here are a few tips, Pickett says
to start from the outside of a bush or
shrub, make shallow cuts in the bark
down toward the ground until the plant
tissue underneath is healthy, green, not
gray. Some plants are damaged
all the way to the soil, but this plant
is still alive.
It should be pruned now and cut down
later when the weather is warmer.
Warm weather will also tell more about
damage to the grass.
Most of us feel that the Bermuda lawns
are going to be OK and we'll recover
fine.
There may be some damage to St. Augustine
lawns, especially if the lawns were
weak already.
Pickus says light fertilizer and plenty
of water will help plants recover.
But remember, the freeze damaged nursery
supplies to sew replacements
may be more expensive, but the cops
say a good attitude will go a long way.
We do have a lot of roses that we're
going to be planting, so some of it would
have been coming out anyway.
And it gives us a chance to plant our own
garden this way.
Jayne Boon, Channel 5, Action News.
Tonight, Dallas.
The financial impact, well, that's
another matter.