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Originally Posted by Teri B.
On the winter gardening for pots. I just can't get into pansies. They're so dull and they're not tall. What about those mums, is it mums that I keep seeing everywhere? How long do they last? Is there anything I can put in my big pots by my front steps that will survive freezing temps? I mean, it doesn't generally get much below say, 20s at night here.
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You usually see Mums in Fall, but they're pretty hardy plants. I don't have a lot of experience with them myself. I doubt they'll take freezing temps. Have you considered going evergreen? (Like Juniper maybe?) It doesn't flower, but it takes extreme cold like a work horse.