Build a shelter quickly cheaply and with natural materials to protect your plants from the cold.
Protect shrubs from snow falling off roof.
You really have two options to protect your plants from snow and ice falling from your roof.
Snow protect snow retention systems hold back the avalanche of snow and ice allowing it to melt naturally and safely.
Heavy snow can break the branches of shrubs and bushes but you might be able to build frames to protect them out of wood slats and heavy gauge plastic.
If you are concerned about injury to your favorite plants from the settling snow protect them by scooping the snow away from the plant.
If little snow is present you can protect plants by placing teepee shaped wooden frames over them.
These teepees are basically a wooden shelter that keeps the snow from hitting the plant.
Natural snowfall or windblown snow seldom result in plant injury.
After heavy snowfalls snow and ice build up.
Some evergreen trees and shrubs are susceptible to damage from heavy snow accumulation.
Protecting plants from this type of injury often involves wrapping them in burlap.
In your zone your best bets would be blue princess and blue prince meserve hybrid holly or maybe american holly.
Wrap upright conifers such as yews cypress and arborvitae with twine or rope.
Winter protection is advised for flowering shrubs.
Snow and ice sliding off metal roofs can injure people harm landscaping bend gutters destroy air conditioning units and dent vehicles.
Then with gloved hands carefully remove the snow from the branches.
Start at the bottom and slowly wrap the twine or rope around the shrub in a spiral pattern all the way to the top.
The first is to build an a frame over the plants.