I see this is an old posting but interesting I have a front garden bed along the sidewalk of the road in front of my house Is about ten feet wide by sixty feet And this is its third year in existence I put in first year some shrubs at the end of the gardening season bought some at 75% off sort of idea Different ones to see how they might do. As well moved several perenials from other garden beds into this new bed, just experimenting with what would do well in the bed, and with little care as I do not want to spend much time watering etc and yet being in the front of my house, it needs to look good That first spring, I put in I think three packages of Nasturtium seeds. Right along the front of the bed and along the sidewalk Well by mid summer and up until frost they where just gorgeous Filled in the entire front of the bed. Show stoppers So many people when I was outside stopped to comment on how nice the flower bed looks But it was the Nasturtiums stealing the show Chopped them all down when frost hit but did not discard the plants rather chopped them up for mulch right where they had been growing Just chopped them with scissors in small bits to add more to the rather poor soil In spring, wow they reseeded themselves and once again made a huge show and stopped people walking buy to admire the garden bed THis spring once again so that I was a bit tired of them this year thinking next year to do something else The shrubs and perenials have become larger and fuller and I do not need the annuals really . At any rate I wrote as with Nasturiums there are lots of seeds and they could be stored over winter in the house, or as I did just leave them where they lie and see if you get another year, and another year, and another year out of them I live in Barrie Ontario so is only a low zone 5 maybe and this garden bed is not sheltered at all from cold and wind etc.

Butterfly, sorry, but I have to disagree with you. :) I admit, growing Gardenias indoors, especially in lower zones is not an easy task, but it's not impossible either. Emh8, follow Blutayles instructions. And if possible, invest in a humidifer and/or indoor fountain. Both can be purchased at reasonable prices.. As for additional lighting, I use a 6' workshop light. They sell ornate lighting devices, but it depends how much you want to spend. Also, if you only have one plant, you can get by with a small fixture or floor lamp. Gro Lights are a bit pricy, so if you want to save on $$ yet want something that works, get a 2-bulb fixture, one cool white and one warm white flurescent bulbs. Daily misting helps a lot. If possible, hauling the Gardenia to a sink/shower, soaking leaves, 'not soil' increases humidity. Don't overwinter your Gardenia in a hot room..nope..that's an invitation to Spider Mites..A cool room is perfect. Do you have such a room? Keep away from heating vents.. If your Gardenia has foil, remove ASAP. Some plants are sold to look, 'pretty,' but foil is a sure way to kill most plants, let alone a Gardenia. Do not fertilize during winter months..Withhold fertilizer until you notice new growth or once days grow longer. Don't bother repotting in winter. As long as its current container has drainage, and well-draining soil, it should be okay..Water your gardenia well, then wait until soil feels dry/crumbly. In spring, you can start fertilizing..I use Azalia/Rhodo fertilizer. There's more to learn, but for the time being, let's see how it does. And yes, remove yellow leaves..they will not revert to green. While removing them, check to see if they feel sticky. Any leaves that fall in soil should be lifted and tossed..Good luck, Toni

I tossed my original Arp that I had in the half barrel in the winter of 2018-2019 because it was getting root bound. I took a few of the rooted cuttings from it and planted one in the ground on the south side of my house and the other in a 2 gallon pot last spring. The one in the ground grew decent last summer but appears to have croaked over the winter as expected. The one planted in the pot that I overwintered in the garage is now blooming. I need to pot it up to the half barrel this weekend. It's supposed to rain most of the weekend so I need to bring the barrel into the garage to do it.

I've hesitated to reply because I don't know! only want to sympathize with your dilemma. At our old house growing young roses up a bit in pots was basically a failure,because of lack of light, but here at the new house I can see that it's very different: plenty of morning sun and afternoon shade. So this fall I'm thinking to pot up all new roses,but just for one season. I, too, find growing roses in pots too much work and just can't keep up. Like Kes Z, I am much more concerned about losing roses to heat and drought (I'm in Italy, about a zone 8,but my garden has a south-western exposure, so it's protected from North winter winds, but subjected to terribly brutal summer sun). Still, I've always mounded/protected baby bare-root roses planted out in fall/winter, just in case. I guess in general I'd vote to plant them out in the ground,especially the larger ones,but I think I might protect them. One way that I've done this successfully is by using pieces of styrofoam-you know, those odd-shaped pieces that are used in packaging so many things? I break these up to smaller sizes, if necessary, andmake a sort of little corral around the canes of the rose,holding the pieces in place with stones,earth,whatever. Then I fill in the top a bit with other pieces,holding these in place with sticks,teepee-style,or use wine corks. I like this way of protecting because the materials are efficient insulators, but also sterile so bacteria and fungus aren't encouraged.You'd only mount these potective teepees once the temperature really drop.If some are still very, very tiny, you could keep those few in their pots.