Protecting Potted Plants Over the Winter

Your plants can survive winter if you give them the protection they need.

If you have the space and equipment, you could temporarily plant the trees, still in their pots, into a temporary hole. imnoom/Shutterstock

Q: I have several potted trees that I don’t think I am going to be able to plant this fall. The area they are going to go into is not ready to be graded to the final grade. There is a maple, an oak and two crabapples. How can I store the trees until spring? I won’t be able to fit them into the attached garage and I don’t have a shed.

A: What perfect timing! This past Friday—Oct. 6, 2023—I posted a video that will help you solve this problem. I have had to store large potted plants that I did not have the time to plant in the fall. I also have several large blueberry plants in pots that I need to store each winter.