Yikes... I don't know if I could deal with the kinds of temperatures going on out there. -20F... forget about it.
'Thayne' and 'More Honey' have gone upside-down in more ways than one.
'Lavendar and Old Lace' and 'Pacific Velveteen'
I love the velvety "Pacific" varieties but alas they seem not to enjoy cold rain.
'Thayne' and 'More Honey' have thrived here in winters past but not this year. I will be doing considerable reconstruction work in the spring. I haven't had the nerve to tear various colonies apart for their own health. A few other varieties may simply have to go...