RE: heat zones

Hi Val,

Certainly have no practical knowledge of your humidity and heat, but have
you read the Well Tended Perennial Garden?  She talks a lot about pruning
things back, blah blah, great book.  I was wondering if pruning your silver
plants just as they start to look wretched would produce new fresh leaves
and if you could do that 1-2 times a season.  Obviously you wouldn't get the
height, etc., but if you're going for plant combos, it might be worth a try.
What do you think?

Susan Saxton, zone 6b
For mine is a little old fashioned garden where the flowers come
together to praise the Lord and teach all who look upon them to do
likewise.
Celia Thaxter

I AM in shape.  ROUND is a shape!


> -----Original Message-----
> From: lowery@teamzeon.com [l*@teamzeon.com]
> Sent: Thursday, May 13, 1999 10:25 AM
> To: perennials@mallorn.com
> Subject: heat zones
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> Valerie Lowery@ZEON
> 05/13/99 01:24 PM
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> Lorraine,
> 
> I'm fairly new to the topic of heat zones.  I understand the 
> concept, but
> personally am more concerned with overall climate than just 
> heat.  For my
> area, hardiness in the winter and the ability to cope with 
> humidity are the
> biggest factors.  Does the heat zone chart take humidity into 
> concern?  I
> have a devil of a time trying to keep grey-leaved plants 
> thriving in my
> garden during the summers.  Lamb's ear, artemisias, snow-in-summer and
> lychnis (rose campion) get rotted out and die a slow death.  
> All look great
> in the spring and then come mid-summer, I'm regretting ever 
> having them.
> Unfortunately, the lamb's ear always comes back in the fall looking
> spectacular after a ratty summer to tease me.
> 
> Just what went into creating this new map?  Does it figure on 
> rainfall,
> too?
> 
> Val in KY
> zone 6a
> 
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