As the temperatures drop in October, in many climates, it is time to start thinking about protecting your more tender plants. This includes lifting tender tubers and bulbs, bringing warmth-loving summer-flowering plants indoors to enjoy again next year, or moving delicate fruit trees to a protected space so they survive winter unscathed.
An important, and often under-estimated, part of being a good plantsperson is understanding how to overwinter a garden. Unfortunately, too many plants are lost to the elements or needlessly left to die when they could easily be lifted and allowed to perform again next year. If you live in a climate with frosts, thinking proactively about protecting your more tender plants stops you from losing them unnecessarily.
