I lost a beautiful old Mr. Lincoln rose last spring because, after an unusually warm spring, we had one unexpected cold snap.

Later I read that the young rose leaves on Mr. Lincoln were especially susceptible to frost damage. Some roses are tougher, but I wouldn't take a chance.

Good luck getting through this.

I think they're well-established (20-30 years old) but it's only my second season with them and they had to be pruned so severely last year from neglect I didn't get many buds from them. So I'd really love for my hard work last year to pay off this year.

Most plants will make it through. Any plant that matters to you, if I were you, should be covered. But I have seen years when all the trees were leafed out, and a deep frost hit and killed all the leaves. The trees looked like they were dead, but they did produce more leaves after the frost killed the first ones. So don't worry too much about most of the plants, and cover what really matters. I have a bunch of old sheets that I keep to use for this purpose. If you use plastic, get it off before the sun comes up (if the sun comes up).

Late freezes are a real bitch. Sorry.....

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Drifting will make it more than that.

I would rather cover my plants unnecessarily, than to wake up and find them destroyed.

USA has more than one storm front coming

Take care.

CC