On Tue, 01 Jun 2004 00:24:12 GMT, "Don B" wrote:


P.S. As far as what zone I am in...I haven't a clue. I'm in Ottawa, Ont
Canada.

You'll find zones for Canada he
http://makeashorterlink.com/?I57625F68
or, for Ottawa:
http://makeashorterlink.com/?D2A651F68

One question is how does it help knowing my zone...still a newbie on
gardening.

The 'zones' are averages of minimum temperatures for different areas.
They are a rough measure of which plants will probably survive the
winter. You will often see "X is hardy to zone 5" which means it's
usually too cold in zone 4 for that plant.