Kristy Bergstrom is a master gardener, and owns a home in Franklin. She is not anxious about this week’s winter weather because her yard is made up of mostly native plants.
JUST A FEW MINUTES EMILY ALL RIGHT MATT THANK YOU AND YOU’RE NOT ALONE IF YOU’RE HAVING FLASHBACKS TO THE EXTREMELY COLD CHRISTMAS BACK IN 2022 THAT FRIGID WEATHER CAUSED COSTLY DAMAGE TO OUR LANDSCAPES >> BUT THERE’S A KEY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THAT
WEATHER EVENT AND THE UPCOMING COLD FRONT NEWS CHANNEL FIVE’S HANNAH MCDONALD EXPLAINS THERE’S ALWAYS BLOOMING HERE IN THE GARDEN WHICH IS REALLY FUN THIS IS THE YARD OF A MASTER GARDENER EVEN FRIGID WEATHER IS NO MATCH FOR CHRISTINE BERG I FEEL NO
ANXIETY AT BECAUSE WE’VE BEEN VERY INTENTIONAL ABOUT WHAT WE PUT IN OUR GARDEN THE FRANKLIN RESIDENT HAS WORKED HARD WITH UT ETSU EXTENSION IN WILLIAMSON COUNTY >> TO PUT PLANTS TREES AND SHRUBS IN HER YARD THAT WILL SURVIVE AND THRIVE BUT WHAT
THEY’VE DONE WHICH IS GREAT A LOT OF NATIVE PLANTS IN THE LANDSCAPE >> AND OUR NATIVE PLANTS ARE NATIVE TO OUR CLIMATE THEY’RE USED TO THESE >> HOT THEN COLD AND YOU KNOW LATE FREEZES AND SNAPS OF COLD 2 CHRISTMASES AGO A FLASH
FREEZE DAMAGED PLANTS ALL AROUND MIDDLE TENNESSEE INCLUDING AT THE NASHVILLE ZOO BASICALLY ALL FLUIDS INSIDE THE THE LEAVES FROZE HORTICULTURE AGENTS DID DOZENS OF SITE VISITS WE DROP FROM LIKE 50 TO NEGATIVE TOO >> IN SUCH A SHORT TIME FRAME
THE PLANTS HAD NO CHANCE TO GET USED TO IT A DRASTIC DROP LIKE THAT IS NOT IN THE STORM 5 WEATHER TEAM IS FORECAST HOWEVER SINGLE DIGIT TEMPERATURES AND SNOW CHANCES ARE ON THE WAY AND THOSE CREATE PROBLEMS THE BEST THING
YOU CAN DO FOR YOUR PLANTS IS MAKE SURE THEY’RE WELL WATERED SO THAT RAIN WE HAD RECENTLY IS GOING TO BE REALLY HELPFUL A DRY PLANT IS GOING TO BE A LOT MORE AFFECTED BY THE COLD WELL WATER PLANT >> ALSO LIKE AT THIS HOME
BUNCH POTS TOGETHER IN A PROTECTED AREA SO THEY CAN CREATE THEIR OWN WARMTH IF YOU DO LOSE ANYTHING OVER THIS WEATHER THE NEXT COUPLE OF REALLY THINK LONG AND HARD ABOUT WHAT YOU REPLACE IT WITH BECAUSE NATIVES ARE ALWAYS
GOING TO BE THE BEST CHOICE PICKING THE RIGHT PLANTS IN THE SPRING CAN TAKE THE WORRY OUT OF YOUR WINTER EVERY MONTH WE’VE GOT SOMETHING LOOMING AND IT’S IT’S GREAT BECAUSE IT’S FOOD FOR THE BEES ALL YEAR LONG