Re: where to start

Which Russian Sage do you have and how tall does it grow?  
I have had a lavender her in zone 5 for the past 5 or 6 years and it does 
great.  A couple of winters ago I had to cut it back a lot as it suffered 
from a lot of die back, but it came back nice and bushy.  Now my Perovska 
haven't done as well, but I think that the soil wasn't right.  I tried 
them again last year and amended th soil with sand.  We'll see how they 
are this summer.  So far they look OK, but it has been a mild winter and 
it's not over yet!

Denise, Zone5


Denise Leonard
Tanstaafl Farm
Greenfield, MA
dal@shaysnet.com


On Mon, 23 Feb 1998, Robert Campbell wrote:

> Really?  I find that interesting since I am in zone 4 USDA and have no
> particular trouble with either lavender or Russian sage here in southern
> Ontario.  What they will not tolerate though is really damp ground in early
> spring.  That's not to say that a couple of inches of mulch wouldn't help
> against the cold but I don't always use it.
> 
> Bob Campbell
> 
> .> 
> > Alas, lykul, she is in Zone 4b.  I know from experience that both
> > lavender and russian sage are iffy even in Zone 5 unless you have plenty
> > of reliable snow cover and good wind protection.  Beth Metty, Munith MI
> > Zone 5-4.
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