1-800-434-8248 Home Products About Us Information Library Careers Contact Us Blog - Latest News You are here: Home / Ice Melt Information Library / Preparing Your Landscape for Winter Preparing Your Landscape for Winter Old Man Winter will quickly be upon us and there are a few things you can do to prepare your landscape before the first frosts and snow: Mulch Plants If Needed Many homeowners think of mulching in the spring but winter mulching can be very helpful to your plants. If you notice areas around where mulch has been removed, cover them back up. Mulch will help protect any exposed roots from the winter weather. Remove Leaves From Your Lawn and Gutters Piles of leaves left in lawn areas can cause unsightly brown spots and dead areas in the spring. If leaves get in your gutters it may cause ice build up and damage to your drain systems and gutters. Winterize Your Irrigation System Use a professional service to drain your irrigation lines of water for the winter. If your back flow and lines are not properly drained of water they could freeze and cause unknown issues in the spring. Protect Your Plants Winter weather can be damaging to some plants. Protect your plants using pine needles or protective fabric. Leaves piled up around shrubs like hydrangeas and roses can also help protect soft tissue from the cold winter. Some salt and ice melts can also be harmful to many plants. Be careful where you apply ice melting chemicals and try using a protective fence around plants that may come in contact with salt. Kissner offers a line of ice melts that are less harmful to plants and vegetation. Check out www.kissner.com Prune Dormant Plants Ice and snow build up on plants can cause damage to plants. Make sure to prune out weakened and overlapping branches to deter any unnecessary damage. Contact Kissner Milling Company Ltd. today for all of your Ice Melter needs. 148 Manitou Drive, Suite 301, Kitchener, ON N2C 1L3 Phone: 1-800-434-8248 | Fax: 1-877-434-8250 Email: info@kissner.com Website: www.kissner.com Tags: branches, Calcium Magnesium Acetate, cold winter, Environmentally Formulated, Environmentally Friendly Ice Melt, Fall, flower, Ice, ice and snow, Ice Beeter Responsible, Ice Melt with CMA, landscape, leafs, plants, preparing your landscape for winter, Prune Dormant Plants, Snow, the kissner group, Winter, Winter 2015-2016 Share this entry You might also like Request Pricing & Information I would like information/pricing on the following products:* Ice Melt Pool Salt Water Softener Salt Animal Salt Quantity Name* Company Phone Number Email* City* State/Province* Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Newfoundland & Labrador Northwest Territories Nova Scotia Nunavut Ontario Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan Yukon United States: Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Other/International Country* Canada United States Other/International Additional information (Optional): 0 of 500 max characters BUSINESS HOURS Monday to Friday: 8am to 5pm Saturday: Closed Sunday: Closed HEAD QUARTERS 148 Manitou Dr, Unit 301 Kitchener, Ontario Canada N2C 1L3 LATEST LIBRARY POSTS Preparing Your Landscape for Winter September 1, 2019 - 9:48 am HOMEOWNERS ARE LIABLE FOR ICE AND SNOW REMOVAL March 22, 2016 - 10:43 am Ice Melt 101: What you need to know about ice melt February 8, 2016 - 10:10 am How Salt Can Keep You Safe January 25, 2016 - 8:41 am HEAD QUARTERS 148 Manitou Dr, Unit 301 Kitchener, Ontario Canada N2C 1L3 Copyright © 2017-2019 Kissner Milling Company Ltd™ All rights reserved. | Privacy Policy |