tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post6263292288394227779..comments2024-03-09T08:06:26.066-08:00Comments on Looking For Detachment: Our 2011 GardenSilver Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03131032620978696727noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post-11022572755501239652011-06-04T10:32:38.291-07:002011-06-04T10:32:38.291-07:00Yes, it does die back to the roots. We haven't...Yes, it does die back to the roots. We haven't wanted to plant it in the ground for fear it might take over the entire garden, which I think would only happen very slowly at our altitude and with our winter chills.Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03131032620978696727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post-16362453689011323482011-06-04T09:37:42.712-07:002011-06-04T09:37:42.712-07:00Dave's Garden says it's hardy down to Zone...<a href="http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/56869/" rel="nofollow">Dave's Garden</a> says it's hardy down to Zone 3a, which should encompass your area. We won't lose the leaves through our winter, but I should think yours dies back to the roots. It should be fine in a pot, but I'd always be a bit precious about plants that couldn't easily be replaced (my <i>Wollemia nobilis</i> has, as a species, been through 18 ice ages, but that doesn't stop me fleecing it up just in case).Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04695173188736074202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post-74000553068510475742011-06-04T09:32:08.513-07:002011-06-04T09:32:08.513-07:00We did put the pots in the ground through the wint...We did put the pots in the ground through the winter to protect them from the cold. Not sure it was necessary, but it gave us some peace of mind.Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03131032620978696727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post-82093525188331453842011-06-04T09:23:59.272-07:002011-06-04T09:23:59.272-07:00That would have been funny, but there is so much o...That would have been funny, but there is so much of it out at the moment. Unless/until it gets a disease it's so adaptable to anything the UK throws at it (and evidently Nevada too!).Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04695173188736074202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post-6618276200652491092011-06-04T09:14:16.518-07:002011-06-04T09:14:16.518-07:00There for a minute, I thought I'd have to ship...There for a minute, I thought I'd have to ship some back to you!Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03131032620978696727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post-83969837139515772262011-06-04T08:37:51.970-07:002011-06-04T08:37:51.970-07:00It would make the cows smell better! ;) Ours died...It would make the cows smell better! ;) Ours died last year - caught a rust fungus of some sort. Fortunately it's the right time of year and all the garden centres have it in stock.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04695173188736074202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post-51184743620075460932011-06-04T08:31:10.747-07:002011-06-04T08:31:10.747-07:00Heh. That's why we're keeping it in pots. ...Heh. That's why we're keeping it in pots. It would be funny to plant some near a perennial stream in central Nevada - but I doubt it would spread to far. Wonder if the cows would like nibbling on it? :)Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03131032620978696727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post-81805032204340049162011-06-04T08:02:01.804-07:002011-06-04T08:02:01.804-07:00That mint is doing brilliantly! In 50 years time,...That mint is doing brilliantly! In 50 years time, chocolate mint will be added to the Nevada invasive species list, I just know it...Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04695173188736074202noreply@blogger.com