Name: Mike Hazel Crest, IL (Zone 6a) "Have no patience for bare ground"
Susan, here is a good suggestion for you on all the plants that you are discarding. SEND THEM NORTH!
We could pot them up and isolate them till spring and then plant them in the garden. In return you could be bless with some trades so that it wouldn't be a total loss for you.
Glen, thanks for that link. When I grow up , I want a beard like this guy. http://www.abc.net.au/gardenin...