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How to Storm Proof Your Garden

If you think that your garden is becoming more susceptible to the dangers that storms pose, then it may be time to storm proof your garden. This can minimise wind damage and make sure that your garden is protected.

Wind Protection

Strong winds can physically damage plants and garden structures, leaving you with a lot of repair work. You can protect your garden by providing wind protection, which will slow the speed of the wind. Windbreaks can be bought or made, but you ideally want a breaker that will filter around 50 – 60 % of the wind.

Fencing and Walls

Solid barriers such as fences and walls don’t reduce the speed of the wind; instead, it is simply diverted over the top. This is why you might find that the wind may break your fencing. This is usually because the posts have become rotten where they meets the concrete anchor. If a fence post breaks, you can replace it with a new one like the ones from Milford Fencing. Some hedges and trees provide wind protection, but be careful of evergreens, as they can be very dense, and will deflect the wind rather than filter it, and cause turbulence. They will, however, protect shrubs from wind scorch.

Trees

Sometimes storms are bad enough to affect trees. If your trees are swaying alarmingly, try not to be too concerned. It is completely natural for a tree to sway, otherwise it might simply snap. However, if you are concerned about the amount a tree is swaying, wait until the storm has stopped and inspect the base of the tree. If there are cracks formed in the soil away from the tree, then ask a professional tree surgeon or consultant to take a look.

Potted Plants

Protect potted plants by placing them indoors or near a sheltered wall, but avoiding somewhere where building could create a wind tunnel. If you’re worried about particularly small or vulnerable plants, then you could offer them protection with strong horticultural fleece. You could also insulate containers by wrapping them in bubble wrap, which will offer protection if they are knocked over.

Bedded Plants

Avoid water loss by mulching the soil around plants with organic mulches, such as chunky bark, to reduce the drying effect of the wind. Keeping your plants fertilised will help them keep hydrated and more likely to survive a storm too.

This post comes in association with Milford Fencing.

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