The best tips to protect your plants from late-season frost

Heed this advice to help protect your plants from an unseasonably chilly spring morning

“Frost advisory.” It’s an unsettling alert for even the most casual gardener. Protecting your plants is an important—and easy!—step to take around this time of year.

But how do you protect your sensitive annuals from a sneaky late-season frost?

One key step: Cover your plants! Tarps, blankets, pots, boxes…anything you’ve got on hand to provide a protective bubble around your tender plants and sprouts is key to warding off the damaging effects of frost.

The Weather Network’s Saphia Khambalia spoke with Kyle McLoughlin, master arborist for the City of Burlington, to provide you with more excellent tips to keep your leafy friends safe on an unseasonably chilly spring morning.

Watch the video above to dig into the best tips to ward off a damaging frost.