Help- winter came early before I got evergreens planted!?

Question

I bought some blue spruce and mugho pines this fall but the weather has not cooperated for planting and now the ground is frozen. Can I store them safely until spring and how?
Thanks!

Answer 1

Well, a little bit depends on where you live. If ur climate is not too severe, you can simply leave them in the pots outside well watered before they freeze up in a location out of the wind and away from the direct sun. Covered or encased in snow is best. If the pots froze up before you give them a good watering, take them in for half a day in a cool room and give them a good watering before they go back out for the winter. The whole idea is to keep the shrubs from drying out or freezer burning if you can think of it that way. (Sort of like feezing fish in bags of water so the meat won't freezer burn). Blue spruce and mugho pine are both conifers and have green foliage exposed to the drying forces of wind, and winter sun. Not to mention temperature itself. I live in Yukon, Canada ( beside Alaska ) And I also have been wintering over the same collection of plants including a few mugho pine and dwarf blue spruce (glauca glabosa) in the same nursery pots I bought them in 5 yrs ago. I have had good luck doing this and it's going on their 5th yr now...( yes, I am so cruel ) I simply find a sheltered location outside and cover them with snow from the very first snowfall.
I use every bit of snow I can find from this first snow. Coz here, it can get very cold.. very suddenly! and its a long winter too...
I am sure ur shrubs will be just fine...
email me if u have more questions.

Answer 2

You must be a Garden Goddess! Welcom sister. No worries, treat them like a house plant, even though they are stored in the garage, some water with half strength MiracleGro fertilizer on occasion, and in the spring, plunk em in the dirt outside.

Trust yourself, it's all good, they'll be fine.

Answer 3

Just leave them outside, try to water occiasionally if possible, but otherwise, plant them in the spring, they will prob ably still be alive, dont worry, its all good