tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5185837729875061195.post5257310864630728921..comments2023-08-14T05:20:22.023-05:00Comments on A Student Gardener: GARDENS FOR SALEastudentgardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17897771369368350331noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5185837729875061195.post-39197069863568193342012-08-12T22:52:10.377-05:002012-08-12T22:52:10.377-05:00Thanks for the advice Janice. I'm beginning t...Thanks for the advice Janice. I'm beginning to feel that the difference between zone 3 & 4 isn't as much as I thought it might be and if I can push the limits and grow some zone 4 plants, then even better.astudentgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17897771369368350331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5185837729875061195.post-52025992859486676262012-08-07T17:34:45.573-05:002012-08-07T17:34:45.573-05:00Winnipeg can easily stretch to Zone 4 and beyond, ...Winnipeg can easily stretch to Zone 4 and beyond, as long as you are mulching heavily and protecting by covering the garden with leaves picked up from the Leaf It depots. I have a clump of black mondo grass (Zone 6) going on its third year, but only the one that was well-covered survived last winter's lack of snow, as opposed to the 8 clumps that survived the year before when we had more snow. I think that, within the city borders at least, we are now being considered a 4a.<br /><br />Snow cover is becoming unreliable, these days, but if you cover with leaves, and mulch the soil, the more tender plants can definitely be protected.Janice R.noreply@blogger.com