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Nursery Shopping List Plant varieties and zone information From "Garden Sense" episode DGAR-312

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Christmas Fern

Polystichum acrostichoides--Christmas Fern

• Evergreen, clumping fern with a coarse texture
  
• Plant in moist to dry organic soil
  
• Plant in partial to full shade
  
• Height: 24-36 inches
  
• Width: to 24 inches

Hardy in USDA zones : (3) 4-9

• Zone 3: Plant in spring; plant in partial to full shade; mulch after planting and again before first frost; water during dry periods; remove dead foliage in spring; divide in spring every few years; avoid contact with salt; may be marginally hardy in this zone.

• Zone 4: Plant in spring; plant in partial to full shade; mulch after planting and again before first frost; water during dry periods; remove dead foliage in spring; divide in spring every few years; avoid contact with salt.

• Zone 5: Plant in spring; plant in partial to full shade; mulch after planting and again before first frost; water during dry periods; remove dead foliage in spring; divide in spring every few years; avoid contact with salt.

• Zone 6: Plant in spring; plant in partial to full shade; mulch after planting and again before first frost; water during dry periods; remove dead foliage in spring; divide in spring every few years.

• Zone 7: Plant in spring; plant in partial to full shade; mulch after planting; water during dry periods; remove dead foliage in spring; divide in spring every few years.

• Zone 8: Plant in spring or fall; plant in partial to full shade; mulch after planting; water during dry periods; remove dead foliage in spring; divide in spring every few years.

• Zone 9: Plant in spring or fall; plant in partial to full shade; mulch after planting; water during dry periods; remove dead foliage in spring; divide in spring every few years.

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Cherry Berry Hosta

Hosta x 'Cherry Berry'--Cherry Berry Hosta

• Deciduous perennial with variegated white/green foliage and purple flowers with red seed pods
  
• Plant in moist, but-well drained soil
  
• Keep moist during drying periods
  
• Plant in partial shade; can tolerate morning sun
  
• Watch for presence of slugs
  
• Height: 16-24 inches
  
• Width: 15-18 inches

Hardy in USDA zones 3-8:

• Zone 3: Plant in spring to prevent winter heaving; mulch heavily after first hard frost; avoid contact with salt; pull back mulch in early spring; divide as new growth appears in early spring; protect from deer in prone areas.

• Zone 4: Plant in spring to prevent winter heaving; mulch heavily after first hard frost; avoid contact with salt; pull back mulch in early spring; divide as new growth appears in early spring; protect from deer in prone areas.

• Zone 5: Plant in spring to prevent winter heaving; mulch heavily after first hard frost; avoid contact with salt; pull back mulch in early spring; divide as new growth appears in early spring; protect from deer in prone areas.

• Zone 6: Plant in spring or fall; mulch after first hard frost; pull back mulch in early spring; divide as new growth appears in early spring; protect from deer in prone areas.

• Zone 7: Plant in spring or fall; mulch after first hard frost; pull back mulch in early spring; divide in fall or as new growth appears in early spring; protect from deer in prone areas.

• Zone 8: Plant in spring or fall; mulch lightly in the fall; pull back mulch in early spring; divide in fall or as new growth appears in early spring; protect from deer in prone areas.

Hosta x hybrida 'Patriot'--Patriot Hosta

• Popular white/green variegated Hosta with lavender flowers
  
• Plant in moist, but-well drained soil
  
• Plant in partial to full shade for all zones
  
• Watch for presence of slugs
  
• Height: 18 inches
  
• Width: 12-18 inches

Hardy in USDA zones 3-9:

• Zone 3: Plant in spring to prevent winter heaving; mulch heavily after first hard frost; pull back mulch in early spring; divide as new growth appears in early spring; protect from deer in prone areas.

• Zone 4: Plant in spring to prevent winter heaving; mulch heavily after first hard frost; pull back mulch in early spring; divide as new growth appears in early spring; protect from deer in prone areas.

• Zone 5: Plant in spring to prevent winter heaving; mulch heavily after first hard frost; pull back mulch in early spring; divide as new growth appears in early spring; protect from deer in prone areas.

• Zone 6: Plant in spring or fall; mulch after first hard frost; pull back mulch in early spring; divide as new growth appears in early spring; protect from deer in prone areas.

• Zone 7: Plant in spring or fall; mulch after first hard frost; pull back mulch in early spring; divide in fall or as new growth appears in early spring; protect from deer in prone areas.

• Zone 8: Plant in spring or fall; mulch lightly in the fall; pull back mulch in early spring; divide in fall or as new growth appears in early spring; protect from deer in prone areas.

• Zone 9: Plant in spring or fall; mulch lightly in the fall; pull back mulch in early spring; divide in fall or as new growth appears in early spring; protect from deer in prone areas.

Patriot Hosta

Patriot Hosta (in bloom)

Gardening by Zip Code If you're looking to start a gardening projectbut don't know your gardening zone—visit the National Gardening Associations's USDA Hardiness Zone Finder. Enter your Zip Code to identify the proper zone.

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