Specialty Gardening: Overwintering perennials in containers, 0 by revclaus

revclaus wrote:
I've overwintered several hostas, several clematises, astilbe, a climbing rose, a hanging carpet rose, ferns, lilies, a peony I planted last fall, parsley, chives, Marguerite daisy (that was a surprise this year - it came back in my herb pot). I put bubble wrap around the peony, but other than that, just bark mulch about 2-3" thick and that's it. I used WiltPruf on the climbing rose because it gets exposed to a lot of wind, and once I had to cover it for a week with burlap due to a late blizzard. I've put all the pots except the peony and climbing rose close to the wall of my apartment building (I have a balcony) for winter protection. I've learned the hard way how to protect my perennials over the winter in my 5b climate which is very dry.

Here's the west end yesterday.