PLANTING ZONES!
I have had the occasional customer come in and ask why a certain plant they planted the previous year did not return in their garden. They will tell me they bought it at the local ‘big box store’ because is was rather in-expensive. Prime example would be Pennisetum setaceum ‘Rubrum’, Purple Fountain Grass. I explain to them that it is a Zone 9 to 10. They give me a strange look because the tag said it was perennial.
Most of northern New Mexico falls into the 5a to 6b Zones. According to the new USA map we are now considered Zone 7 but I still say as long as we are not at 40 degrees or above continuously at least for 7 days we are not a Zone 7. Checking through this mornings ads, I came across many plants being offered that are not hardy for us. They will make a nice addition to the summer garden, but are not perennial nor are they deer tolerate.
What sets us apart from other retailers offering plants, is that we make every effort to educate our customers as to what is annual and what is perennial. We can offer our customer something unusual and help them create a flower bed or pot with a mix of flowers that work well together. In some cases, our prices are a little higher but not always. We are a local nursery with only 2 stores, not a ‘big box store’ with1500 stores.
HAPPY GARDENING!
