LOL. Carol, I'm in zone 7-a. But I just say zone 7 as it simplifies things for me.
No, I don't suppose they would be house plants there, you lucky lady. But for us they are.
We have a little snow each yr. with bitterly cold northern winds and freezes. I'd
be like a kid in a chocolate store to be able to grow some of the things outside which we must grow inside.
However, I am able to grow gardenias outside esp. August Beauty and Radicans. To me, the South wouldn't be the South without Gardenias and tuberoses which I can grow. LOL, my mother used to say tuberoses reminded her of a funeral home.
I'll look through one of my books and see if you are able to grow some of the ones listed. If so, you and I simply must swap houses for a couple seasons.
I find that on some occasions I can buy a plant which says it is a zone 8 grower but I can push it up a point with extra care from the cold wind. It just takes a little planning. Sometimes it works and at oher times it doesn't. Lee.
