flatbottomflowers

Thank you to Fine Gardening for posting a picture of my garden and I appreciate that readers sent comments. To answer the question that a couple of readers asked regarding what I do in over the winter, I will say that I don't do much. As far as perennials go, I try to stick with plants that are hardy to zone 5 even though I am in zone 7. I give myself an allowance of a couple of zones because my plants are so much more exposed in containers. Having said that, if they don't survive, they don't survive. I also have more than half of my plants in weatherproof containers. I do have some in terracotta pots and I did lose a couple of them to cracking last winter but that's a risk I was willing to take. Sometimes Gorilla Glue helps to repair. Since the annuals don't survive the winter, I buy new every year. That allows me to try new things and experiment with different color schemes. I would love to hear any additional comments/advice/hints that other container gardeners out there might have at www.flatbottomflowers.blogspot.com. --Miriam