Flowers
Your choice of flowers can make or break your gardens so be sure to take the time to chose your selections well. Having a landscape designer or garden designer will certainly help but do not forget that the choices are yours!
So how do you choose annuals, perennials, herbs, trees and shrubs? First, you need to be cognizance of your hardiness or temperate zones. See below for Canada and the US.
The common North America Zones are below. Use the maps to identify your area.
Zone 1: below -46 C (below -50 F)
Zone 2: -46 to -40 C (-50 to -40 F)
Zone 3: -40 to -34 C (-40 to -30 F)
Zone 4: -34 to -29 C (-30 to -20 F)
Zone 5: -29 to -23 C (-20 to -10 F)
Zone 6: -23 to -18 C (-10 to 0 F)
Zone 7: -18 to -12 C (0 to 10 F)
Zone 8: -12 to -7 C (10 to 20 F)
Zone 9: -7 to -1 C (20 to 30 F)
Zone 10: -1 to 4 C (30 to 40 F)
Zone 11: above 4 C (above 40 F)
To help you with your annual and perennial choices, we have compiled the below pages:
