Plant, shrub and tree protector garden panel

A plant, shrub and tree protector for protecting plants, shrubs and trees from snow and ice, said plant, shrub and tree protector comprising

• a plurality of rectangular sheet-like plates of substantially rigid material each having a plurality of square holes formed therethrough in rows and columns;
• a plurality of anchoring strips of substantially rigid material each being of substantially elongated narrow rectangular configuration with a point formed at one narrow end thereof for penetrating the ground and each having a plurality of square holes formed therethrough in rows and columns;
• a plurality of selectively openable and closable rings having a diameter sufficient to accommodate two of said plates and passable through the holes thereof;
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• a plurality of bolts and corresponding wing nuts, each of the bolts having a head with an extending square cross-sectioned shank portion fittable in the holes of the plates and strips whereby said plates are securable to each other via said bolts and wing nuts in any desired structural combination, said anchoring strips are securable to said plates via said bolts and wing nuts in any desired manner to secure said plates in the ground, and said rings are extendible through selected holes of selected ones of said plates to form desired structural combinations of said plates.