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Re: Revised zones for yearround container plantings, any sugestions?

Matt Trahan wrote:
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> 
> Date: Sat, 28 Mar 1998 22:03:06 -0500
> From: Plant Addict <gardenofeden@mci2000.com>
> Subject: Topiary
> 
> Hi:
> 
> I'd love to know if anyone on this list trains shrubs into
> topiary forms?  I am not allowed to plant my own shrubs in
> ground here but can put them in containers.  I am thinking
> of Inkberry (Michigan Holly) and boxwood.  What else would
> be good for this that would also be hardy to at least zone5
> or below?
> 
> - --
> Diana Pederson, Zone 5, Michigan
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> 
> Hi Diana,
>  If you're going to keep them outdoors and in containers year round, I'm
> assuming they would just freeze solid for the winter and thaw out in the
> spring?
> 
>  Any suggestions on how this lowers your average zone to something usable?
> 
>  Possible example; "if your planting in a pot in an area with freezing
> weather, choose a plant that is hardy to at least 2 USDA zones colder than
> where you live"
> 
> Thanks for any info you can provide.
> 
> Matt Trahan  <matttrahan@ecsu.campus.mci.net>
> USDA zone 8, Sunset zone 31, AHS heat zone 7, northeastern N.C.
> 
Here, in a normal -30 zone 4 winter, NOTHING lives over winter in
unprotected, above-ground containers.
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