You win some; you lose some. It’s a good philosophy to keep in mind when bringing container plants indoors for the winter. Of course, there are always the specimens that you mistake for dead every year because they give such a good impression of it, but that’s another story. Or you could be like me. I have an official winter evacuation list for my garden, complete with a lowest temperature estimate for each one. I try my best to keep it updated, but inevitably some of them fall victim to weather reports that aren’t entirely accurate. It’s only preventable if you are zealous about bringing in all the plants when the temperatures get near their death threshold. But after dragging twenty containers indoors and standing outside in the dark in 40 degree weather trying to remember which one you forgot, accidents are bound to happen. Read More