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hmhooks_gw

Length of Planting Season in Zone 8

hmhooks
13 years ago

We'd like to add some shrubs in our backyard, but we're not sure when to plant them. I've heard that, in zone 8 (we're in the Piedmont region of North Carolina), we should plant no later than the end of October. Is this true? If not, how late can we plant this fall? (We have to add ligustrum to the holes in the hedge that's already at the back of our property).

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