{"id":8770,"date":"2025-01-15T07:15:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T07:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/?p=8770"},"modified":"2025-01-15T17:32:59","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T17:32:59","slug":"plants-in-winter-what-happens-when-temperatures-are-erratic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/plants-in-winter-what-happens-when-temperatures-are-erratic\/","title":{"rendered":"Plants In Winter: Why Chilly Weather is Good for Landscapes"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_8780\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8780\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8780\" src=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/02-crews-pruning-dormant-plants.jpg\" alt=\"landscape crews pruning plants in winter dormancy\" width=\"480\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/02-crews-pruning-dormant-plants.jpg 1980w, https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/02-crews-pruning-dormant-plants-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/02-crews-pruning-dormant-plants-1024x704.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/02-crews-pruning-dormant-plants-768x528.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/02-crews-pruning-dormant-plants-1536x1056.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8780\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Garden management crews perform dormant pruning and cutbacks, and inspect for winter damage<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consistently cold weather is good for plants in winter when they are dormant.\u00a0 It gives them time to \u201crest\u201d between growing seasons. However, if the temperatures are in<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">consistent, that can cause problems.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An unusually warm winter with irregular temperature swings between freezing and warming may interfere with the \u201cbeauty sleep\u201d your plants need to regenerate. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, in past years we have seen shrubs and trees display signs of winter damage. Although it may look bad, you needn\u2019t be overly concerned. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your landscape plants have an amazing ability to self-correct. And with a little TLC from your <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/landscape-maintenance-and-garden-care-services-northern-virginia\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">landscape maintenance<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> crew, most of them will bounce back to where they were.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji';\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"12476\" class=\"elementor elementor-12476\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6f2406 cta e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c6f2406\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f339df e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f339df\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f7b478 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f7b478\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5143fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d5143fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Unlock the full potential of your lawn and gardens!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4dfc09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4dfc09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What\u2019s the difference between a conventional landscape company and one whose staff understands design, horticulture, and landscape systems? To find out, click the button below.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c78f696 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c78f696\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/resource\/choosing-the-right-kind-of-landscape-maintenance-firm\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">DOWNLOAD THE E-BOOK &gt;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>How Irregular Weather Affects Your Garden Plants in Winter\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Several years ago we experienced some out-of-the-ordinary temperatures that caused winter damage to some plants. Two conditions caused this:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">an extended warm period until late in the fall followed by an abrupt plunge into freezing temperatures<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">extreme fluctuations between warm and freezing temperatures<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how each of these conditions affected your landscape shrubs and trees.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8782\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8782\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8782 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/01-split-in-bark-caused-by-abrupt-freeze.jpg\" alt=\"bark split by temperature fluctuations\" width=\"480\" height=\"439\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/01-split-in-bark-caused-by-abrupt-freeze.jpg 1980w, https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/01-split-in-bark-caused-by-abrupt-freeze-300x274.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/01-split-in-bark-caused-by-abrupt-freeze-1024x936.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/01-split-in-bark-caused-by-abrupt-freeze-768x702.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/01-split-in-bark-caused-by-abrupt-freeze-1536x1404.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 480px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 480\/439;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8782\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A rupture in the bark of this arborvitae limb caused by temperature fluctuations<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><strong>1 Extended Warm Spell<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>If an extended warm period maintains the soil temperature at 50 degrees or above, plants will start to grow.<\/p>\n<p>A few years ago, we observed roses with full green foliage \u2013 in December! Some were still blooming. Because of the unusually warm weather, they hadn\u2019t gone dormant yet.<\/p>\n<p>When the temperature suddenly dropped to freezing, a lot of those roses got tip burn that killed the foliage and turned it brown. Some customers were concerned because their plants suddenly looked terrible.<\/p>\n<p>Normally, we\u2019d have pruned roses well before then. We wait for them to enter dormancy to trim away diseased or dead branches because it\u2019s easier to see them once the foliage is gone. Since they were still going strong, we waited to perform scheduled cutbacks.<\/p>\n<p>By the way, the new green wood is the flower-producing part. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/landscape-management-and-the-art-of-pruning\/\">Artful pruning<\/a> at the right time of year encourages new (flower-producing) growth. You can prune roses any time of year because they are hardy. But we save the aggressive pruning (about 50% cut in height) for January or February.<\/p>\n<p>An abrupt temperature change during an extended warm spell would shock a plant because it was responding to warm weather as if it were still in its growing season (but was not!). The plant may suffer because it did not experience the gradual transition into dormancy that prepares it for the hard freezes (mid-20s) that normally start in November.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22226 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Laceleaf-Japanese-Maple-in-Winter-2a.jpeg\" alt=\"Laceleaf Japanese Maple in Winter\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1157\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Laceleaf-Japanese-Maple-in-Winter-2a.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Laceleaf-Japanese-Maple-in-Winter-2a-300x181.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Laceleaf-Japanese-Maple-in-Winter-2a-1024x617.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Laceleaf-Japanese-Maple-in-Winter-2a-768x463.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Laceleaf-Japanese-Maple-in-Winter-2a-1536x926.jpeg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1920px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1920\/1157;\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>2 Extreme Temperature Fluctuations<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Normally, when a plant enters dormancy, the sap drains back down into the roots. The cell walls in the branches and buds thicken up. We call it \u201chardening off\u201d. This prevents the cell walls from rupturing when temperatures drop to freezing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If plants come out of dormancy and continue to grow there will be sap in the branches. Those cell walls may rupture and the buds break as the sap expands and contracts with the temperature changes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some damage to plants in winter won\u2019t appear until April when the sap rises and the landscape comes back to life. Those of Southern origin such as the crape myrtle, holly, fig, gardenia, magnolia, camellia, and nandina may not look as full when they start to bloom in the spring. Why is that?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even though bred to be cold tolerant, cultivars of Southern origin are vulnerable to the extreme conditions we experience in the Mid-Atlantic region. So in April, you may see fewer or no blooms. The damage may be unsightly but is not permanent. Your garden care crews will simply prune the dead material in spring and let the plant regenerate over the summer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Plants in Winter and Summer: How We Optimize for Hardiness<\/h2>\n<h3>Plant Selection<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8784\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8784\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8784 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/04-gardenia-with-winter-damage.jpeg\" alt=\"A gardenia showing signs of tip burn\" width=\"480\" height=\"470\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/04-gardenia-with-winter-damage.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/04-gardenia-with-winter-damage-300x294.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/04-gardenia-with-winter-damage-1024x1003.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/04-gardenia-with-winter-damage-768x752.jpeg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 480px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 480\/470;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8784\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This gardenia shows signs of tip burn because it had not fully entered dormancy when cold temps hit. It will recover.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are particular plants that we use in landscaping over and over again because people love them. And they look great in your gardens. To maintain balance, we always work with a 60\/40 mix of natives (those that naturally grow in our region) and cultivars of plants that originate in nearby regions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here in the mid-Atlantic, we are in a transition zone where warm climate plants give way to cold climate plants. The cultivars we plant in your yard, a mix of Southern and Northern origin plants, are carefully selected for their versatility and adaptability to our region.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>The Role of Cultivars<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cultivars are constantly being developed by growers and college extensions to take hardiness traits from a related plant and put them into the desired landscape plant. They may breed them for cold tolerance, heat tolerance, or disease resistance.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We use cultivars of northern-origin plants bred to tolerate heat and humidity. We use cultivars of plants of southern origin that are bred to tolerate winter cold. The breeding of cultivars extends the range of the origin plants making them more versatile and able to do well in our region.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although we have no control over how Mother Nature will treat our plants in winter, we have learned over time to be adaptive and proactive in the areas of garden design, plant selection, and garden care practices. With good planning and regular landscape maintenance, we are able to maximize the beauty and longevity of the types of outdoor environments our customers ask us to create for them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have you been wondering how to bring out the fullest expression in your landscape and gardens? Our eBook: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.surroundslandscaping.com\/resource\/choosing-the-right-kind-of-landscape-maintenance-firm\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choosing the Right Kind of Landscape Maintenance Firm<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is full of valuable information to help you understand the fundamental differences between landscape maintenance companies.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consistently cold weather is good for plants in winter when they are dormant.\u00a0 It gives them time to \u201crest\u201d between growing seasons. However, if the temperatures are inconsistent, that can cause problems. An unusually warm winter with irregular temperature swings between freezing and warming may interfere with the \u201cbeauty sleep\u201d your plants need to regenerate. 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