Even those of us who know that some of our perennials go dormant in the winter can fall prey to worrying about certain specimens after cooler temperatures arrive and the plants begin to show it. We find ourselves poking at them and pondering the eternal questions that have bugged gardeners for centuries. It looks dead, but is it really? Have I killed it? What if it’s all an elaborate fake-out and I waste tons of money buying new plants only to have them remerge with a vengeance when springtime comes? After all, making accurate predictions is very tricky science. Read More