Check For Rabbit Damage

With the deep snow and cold temps the rabbits and mice are starting to feed on some landscape plants. It's a good time to go out and have a look around. Pay extra attention to burning bushes and young trees. Keep your eyes open for tracks and droppings as a clue and check the base of the plants for signs that they are eating the bark. One thing you can do to prevent damage or limit future feeding is to wrap the trunk with aluminum foil until the snow recedes and gives them something else to feed on.

The snow is good and bad. It insulates the ground and keeps your plants safe from the cold temperatures we have been experiencing. The bad part is that there are also voles who live under the snow safe from owls and hawks feeding on the lawn. We'll deal with that later.

Don't worry too much about roses. The tops will die back and those will be pruned off later.