Yesterday, WW and I were talking about pushing the zone envelope. When we were younger it seemed like the thing to do. I personally always likes to push my zones as far as I could and brag about it. However, as I got older, I was more interested in what would work than coddling it. I find myself going back to tried and true plants that work with little tending.
Years ago a landscaper gave me A Daphne that was supposed to be Hardy. Even in our sand it died a slow and painful death. There are just things that my conditions will not grow. And you can ask WW about ostrich ferns, they are the rats of the plant world to me. I've made hundreds of dollars off of my bed of ostrich ferns. But for her, not so much.
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