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Originally Posted by LndLocked
ding ding ding .... winner!!!
If your plants get frozen and die (temps like we saw last night are NOT uncommon here) it is natures way of telling you ...... don't plant that here!
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But some avid gardeners (like myself) like to push their zone limits a little, and enjoy trying to grow plants that "aren't supposed to grow here". I get a lot of personal satisfaction & pride having a landscape that doesn't look like every other one on my block. This past w/e I probably spent over $100 on extra pine straw & mulch to get some of my more tender plants tucked in & ready for the cold. And I can't wait to see my power bill after having heat lamps on three of my less cold hardy palms for 36+ hours straight. To me it's a hobby I enjoy & well worth the extra labor & expense.
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