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December 10, 2023
Happy Holidays to All!
We hope you enjoyed your Thanksgiving weekend, whether spent indoors with friends and family or outdoors putting the garden to bed (or tucking in a few last bulbs)! May you find renewal and refreshment in the midst of holiday preparations. We’ll be closing our office from December 20 through January 3 and so take this opportunity to wish you all the best for the coming year!
Been Longing for an “Out-of-Zone” Variety? Check the USDA’s New Hardiness Map!
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Many gardeners who’ve been noticing new weather patterns in their areas will be interested in the USDA’s new map for hardiness zones, based on the coldest winter temperatures for a given area, which has been updated for the first time in over 10 years. According to Chris Daly, director of the PRISM Climate Group at Oregon State University which partnered with the USDA on the project, reports that this year’s map for the contiguous U.S. is about 2.5 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than the 2012 map, and that roughly half of the country is now a half-zone warmer than in the past. This means that varieties that may have been borderline for an area are now less likely to be killed by low winter temperatures.
Over 24,000 zip codes have changed, which accounts for just shy of 60% of the country. To see if your zone has been updated, enter your garden’s zipcode at the USDA’s site or our website. Since the map is based on winter lows, it is less good at predicting how plants will fare in summer heat, but gardeners in newly-warmer zones may want to take this into account as well.
Make Someone Happy with Our Gorgeous Gift Certificates and Bulbs
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The promise of spring makes an unbeatable gift, and what gardener wouldn’t love growing our fabulous flowers?
Holiday Gift Certificates – Pictured here, the holiday version of our gift certificate is merry and bright. For postal delivery, please order by Monday, December 18 as we will be closed from December 20 through January 3.
Instant Gift Certificates – Can’t wait for the mail? Print a gift certificate to deliver in person, or deliver it instantly by email.
Bulbs for Spring Planting – Antique iris and daylilies, dahlias for bouquets, majestic lilies, graceful little glads, fragrant tuberoses, easy samplers, and more, all for delivery in April. And – from now through Dec. 19 only – we’ll send a card announcing your gift of bulbs for FREE!
Bulbs for Summer Planting - We now also ship our antique iris and daylilies in July, so if your gift recipient lives in a part of the country where spring comes late, this could be the perfect choice for them. Just choose the “Summer” tab at our website or click here https://oldhousegardens.com/store/choice/Summer.
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