As you browse our catalog, you will notice that all items (exluding botanical annuals), are given a zone range. (For example Zone: 3-8) This is from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (see bottom of page). This map shows the average extreme minimum temperatures in a region. The plant range indicates the coldest and the warmest temperatures that a plant item can tolerate without death or damage. 

 

Here in the Uintah Basin we are shown as being in a Zone 5, but to be on the safe side, most perennials, trees & shrubs that we carry are zone 4 or less, which can survive in (-30º) or less. Our policy is simple: if it won't grow here, we don't sell it!

 

Many areas in western Colorado are shown as a zone 4 or zone 3, and we carry many items that will live in those zones as well. 

 

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HIGHER ZONED ITEMS:

You may notice that some items have a higher zone, (zones 6 -11)

In our area, it gets too cold in the winter, and so these items will only grow as a houseplant or as seasonal annual or bedding plant.

 

Even items such as tomatoes or peppers, are botanically a perennial in warmer zones, but we sell them as annuals, due to our planting zone. These items are categorized in our catalog accordingly.

 

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ZONE 5 - RIGHT ON THE BORDER:

If you purchase a zone 5 item, these items are known to be a hit and miss. Some customers have had years of success, while others have not.

 

For example, zone 5 peach trees will do well if they are on the north side of a building, which provides extra warmth, and a zone 5 butterfly bush, will often act as a green perennial instead of a woody shrub: The cold will kill it to the ground in autumn, and it will start fresh from the roots in spring. Other zone 5 items may not survive at all.  There are many other variables that affect plant growth, including soils, mulching, moisture, location, winter and summer harshness, sunlight, etc. As such, this hardiness zone is best used as a guide, not a final determinate of whether to plant an item or not. 

 

We are very well versed in what grows in the uintah basin/western colorado area and what does not. If you have any questions - please contact us, we'd love to help you!