At present we’re visiting with Helaine McDermott from western Connecticut.
Pink hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens, Zones 3–9) blooms behind an enormous clump of bear’s breeches (Acanthus mollis, Zones 6–9).
An exquisite clump of variegated Japanese forest grass (Hakonechloa macra, Zones 5–9)
Begonia ‘Bonfire’ (Zones 9–11)i is normally grown as an annual, however Helaine has had this plant for eight years now. Every fall, she simply places it within the storage earlier than the primary frost and lets it go dormant, giving it no water throughout the winter. In spring she takes it out and waters it once more, and it comes again into progress.
This begonia will get the identical remedy—dry within the storage all winter—and in addition overwinters simply nice.
And, once more, this purple coronary heart (Tradescantia pallida, Zones 7–10) spends the winter within the storage. Many vegetation grown as annuals or tropicals in northern climates might be overwintered dry and funky in a storage or basement. Not all will survive that means, however in case you have one you like that appears good earlier than frost, it’s price giving it a attempt to seeing if you will get one other yr of progress out of it.
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