Soil water can freeze and lift plants out of the ground, 2) select plants adapted to our hardiness zone (8b), 3) prune and fertilize properly to minimize new growth in the late fall and winter, 4) plant new trees and shrubs where they will be protected from intense summer sun and drying winds, 5) maintain adequate moisture in plant tissue, and 6) mulch landscape beds to insulate the root system and minimize soil temperature fluctuations.
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they select plants Soil water drying winds select plants
will be protected adapted can freeze maintain fertilize properly
from intense summer sun
to our hardiness zone
adequate moisture
to minimize new growth in the late fall and winter, 4) plant new trees and shrubs