Patent ID: 6944989

Claim:
A kit of components for winterizing plants and trees, where said plants and trees include in part a trunk, said kit comprising: a.) a skeletal frame formed by plural first tubular members, each having an upper end and a lower end, which when assembled form a generally rectangular frame about a said selected plant or tree, each said tubular member receiving plural, right angle, tubular receiving brackets, with a said bracket in proximity to said upper end, and plural second tubular members for extending between adjacent said first tubular members; b.) a clear plastic wrap to be secured about said skeletal fame; c.) a top frame pivotal from an opened position to a closed position about a pair of said upper ends; d.) a cover for securing to said top frame, said cover arranged to lie in part in direct contact with a portion of said clear plastic wrap, e.) at least one elongated flexible plastic tube for receiving a quantity of water, where the plastic tube is sized to be wrapped around said trunk of said plant or tree in direct contact with the ground about said trunk; and, f.) a pair of anchoring brackets to secure said skeletal frame to said ground against potentially high winds, said anchoring brackets being T-configured having a free end mounting a “T” bracket for pivotal movement about one of said second tubular member and a second end mounting an extended arm for anchoring said anchoring brackets in the ground.