Keeping Plants Alive Through the Valley Winter

No doubt, plants beautify their surroundings and make a place pleasant to live in, and they also make life possible. Plants not only help sustain life by providing food as the primary food-producing factories, but they also purify the air by producing oxygen, which is necessary for the survival of living beings. They act as a carbon sink and also filter out other pollutants from the air, making them an essential part of life on this planet. Plants not only support life but also add beauty to it. Wherever you find plants, you find beauty, regardless of their size.

Plants do not have a single role of sustaining life; they also enhance the appearance of any place. A large variety of plants can be grown in and around houses to make living spaces aesthetic and beautiful. Flower-bearing plants create colourful patterns and eye-catching scenes that cannot be replicated artificially. However, the natural rhythm by which plants survive in their specific climates makes maintaining them difficult in other conditions.

For example, I have several plants in my backyard that either bear flowers or simply add beauty without bearing fruits or flowers, but they become a challenge in winter. When the temperature begins to drop, the uphill task of helping them survive the harsh winter starts. Watering plants during this season can cause the soil to crack and freeze, making it difficult for the roots to absorb water. The main trunk and other parts may also crack due to freezing.

The plants that grow well during summer and enhance the appearance of the place now seem unable to recover and may die by the end of winter. Next year, I might have to buy new plants, which will again take time to grow and contribute to the beauty of the surroundings. Although there are measures we can adopt to protect these plants in winter, they are not economically viable and require a good amount of money to create and maintain, especially with the heavy snowfall. Growing plants here in the valley is quite a challenge, and most species need to be replanted every year.

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