New plantings Azaleas & Camillia Hard Freeze expected tonight. How much coverage is needed.?

Landscaper told us we could plant our new front yard thru Thanksgiving in north part of Central Florida, Gainesville. We are expecting a Hard Freeze for the next two nights but warming into the 40s during the day. How much covering do I need to do? I also read to use christmas lights to keep plants a little warmer?????

New plantings Azaleas %26amp; Camillia Hard Freeze expected tonight. How much coverage is needed.?
Hi:


I am a landscaper and designer. Your plants should be fine even with the frost. Although they are new, the Camellia is a good hardy evergreen and so are the Encore Azaleas. If you want to give them some protection, you can take some burlap and wrap it around them. Don%26#039;t wrap it too tight. You can also mulch around the bottom of the shrubs to protect the root system. Your ground doesn%26#039;t freeze, so you should be fine. I live in South Carolina and last night was 22 degrees and I still have blooms on my Osmanthus (Tea Olive) and Viburnum.





For the next few days if you need to water them, water during the warmest part of the day! Hope this helps some and if you need any other suggestions, please feel free to contact me at my website. Good luck to you. I will link you to my site map as this page has everything that is on the website. I will also link you to my gallery of plants section as this has two pages on the Camellias. Browse through and see if any of this information can help you. Have a great day!


Kimberly


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Reply:Some camillias can survive to 0 along with azaleas. if you have a common camillia it can survive to 5. christmas lights are a good idea and i would cover it just in case
Reply:We use the white fabric row covers for anything we need to cover. They are good down into the 20%26#039;s and let sun and rain in. We often double the fabric. You can buy it at places such as WalMart, nurseries, garden centers, and etc. It can be saved and used every year.



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