i tried googling 'bush jacket thingees' ... and all i got was a bunch of safari jackets..

so i dont have a clue what you are referring to

ken

Here we go...

Here is a link that might be useful: Bush Jacket Thingies

I've used something similar called Frost Pro-Tek or something like that for covering container plants, tomatoes etc. in the fall. They work quite well for that, it may be that they are a lighter weight type than in your link. I have not tried them for winter protection. I have 8 acres and I don't have time to do much pampering. They have to be tough to live through my winter conditions.

mxk3,
this is a brilliant thing you have posted. maybe you have gifted me the xmas surprise for My Love (who is always out in the frigid weather trying to pound stakes into frozen ground and wrapping and stapling burlap around our varied hydrangea macrophylla.)
since your post prompted me to do a thorough 1+ hour search, here are the links i came up with. but i like best the product YOU linked to. i will report back once we use them.
thank you so much,
mindy
www.cottonarboretum.com/

http://www.rittenhouse.ca/asp/Product.asp?PG=2595

http://www.gardeners.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-Gardeners-Site/default/Link-Keywordsearch?DefaultButton=findSimple&q=garden+cover&x=13&y=10&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=Google&utm_term=garden_cover&SC=XNET8119&gclid=CJblsLqC8KUCFRZy5Qodkldwog

http://www.comforthouse.com/plantcover.html

Shrub guard? That conjures up images of bulldogs or armed soldiers....I like mxks's "bush jackie thingie" much better...:)

Man, I'm glad I don't need those!

Mindy I saw bush jacketthingies at Mahoney'stoday. I think they were on a rack near the cash registers in the main greenhouse.

They are on line, too.
mt

yes they only had medium and we got some but we'll be calling the other mah. for the large size ; thnx much
mindy

Mindy - please report back after you get them set up. I just couldn't get them to work, they just didn't fit. Maybe I misinterpreted what the size guides mean - I bought the large (fits up to 5'), and it only went 1/2 around the Jap. maples. Perhaps it means 5' CIRCUMFERENCE and not diameter - ? Good product in theory, so am interested in your take on the product.

I did get the trees burlapped, though :0)

will report, def'ly.
hey, i just went to see where you are, and all our LOCATIONS are GONE!! ..WHAT is going on?????? there's that box for adding zone but i don't want to do that each time!!
this is defeating my entire campaign; ARGGGGHH! what the heck.............
mindy

I just posted on the brugmansia forum and my location was there. Testing for this forum.

Hey! I just noticed my location was missing, too! Does anyone know how to fix this?

I just checked out my own members page, most of the information I had given was missing, so I filled it out again but it won't let me put the right birth month in, it keeps coming up January.

Can anyone tell me what material is used for the plant protectors? I'm thinking one could make them up themselves if they got hold of the right material. This way you could make them any size you wanted.

Annette

I just filled out my profile info again. Hope it doesn't disappear again.
Well, it doesn't show up on the preview, maybe when I submit???

Ken, you googled "thingee" instead of "thingie" - if you had spelled it right your search would, I'm sure, have led you right to mxk's link. ;)

Dee

dee, you are funny!
seriously, everyone, this is ridiculous having to put in our zone and location EVERY TIME we post.
write to them:
webmaster@gardenweb.com

mxk, My Love says, as i just asked him what he wanted me to tell you,:
"we bought large and medium.some were too big or small, some just right.Like you, we found the measurements misleading; "large" does not work for large hydrangea or for j maples.we put them on raised glazed urns as well as shrubs."

we'll see how they do and let you know.but thank you SO MUCH for alerting us to them.i do like the visual look of their fabric pattern.let's hope they last a number of years!
best,
mindy
www.cottonarboretum.com/