Also, I have no idea where I'd plant these. So, I was thinking about burying them in the veggie garden, pots and all, for the winter. Would the normal, hardy perennials survive the winter this way? I could bring the tender perennials like brugs inside the garage and let them go dormant.

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I recently had Avant Gardens do all the landscaping for my small Newport garden and it was a great experience. Kathy (the owner) was a pleasure to work with from the design process until insallation - and beyond.

While I have not gone in person to the nursery (yet - I will in the spring) I can say that a majority of the plants they installed were from their nursery and most have done extremely well. We had a couple not make it, as to be expected considering they installed over 100 plants, and they will replace them in the spring when I'm ready.

Since Kathy is so helpful, I wouldn't hesitate asking her your questions regarding the survivability of any perennials you're considering. I've found her to be very honest, and would be surprised if she didn't replace plants that didn't survive the winter.

That said, I agree with asarum, buying tender perennials at this time of year is *really* risky. I known that from expensive personal experience.

I planted a few, put a few in the pot ghetto and sunk the rest in the ground in their pots. All survived except for 2 Scabiosa 'Pink Myst' which don't over-winter well anyway even when they're planted in the Spring (I will never buy them again, no matter how pretty).

Be sure to select a location with good drainage to sink the pots into the ground, so water is not likely to pool in or around the pots.