Coloradans Rushing To Protect Plants From Wallop Of A May Storm

By Alan Gionet, CBS Denver:

LAKEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4) – With an epic May storm winding up to punch Colorado, people are flooding garden centers and extension services with questions.

“What are we supposed to do about our plants? should we not buy them? should we bring them back? Do we cover them up? What do we do?” repeated Nancy Szilagyi, store manager at O’Toole’s Garden Center and a product of the CSU Master Gardner program.

“I planted early, which I shouldn’t have done. I know better because this happens every year,” said customer Christa Gibson of Indian Hills. “But I wanted color in my yard, so here I am, buying 11 blankets.”

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