On 24 Sep 2006 16:49:52 GMT, Nick Maclaren wrote:

In article ,
Jim S writes:
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| I don't think that any can survive their roots freezing, so none would
| be fully hardy in the colder parts of the country.
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| Here in the North East I have 15 different hardys in my small garden and
| they overwinter fine. True, winters are not what they were, but these ones
| have taken both frost and snow.

To what depth has the soil frozen?

Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

If you think I would be poking around on a frosty morning .........
That was my point of established ones ie having bigger, deeper roots.
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Jim S
Tyneside UK
http://www.jimscott.co.uk