Why you need to add mulch to your plants before the temperature drops any more

Flower beds, shrubs and plants covered in frost.

When there's a chill in the air with frost threatening to settle, our minds turn to working out how to best make sure our plants get through the drop in temperature unscathed. 

While you may go straight into covering them up, you might have neglected to protect plants with mulch, too. In fact, it's one of the most important things you should do when trying to save from them frost damage.