Welcome Gustawson!

It's prime planting time down here at 5,000 ft. Even at your altitude I think it's better to get the honeysuckle and lilac planted as soon as possible for some root development now before the soil freezes. It's iffy to overwinter in pots. I've been known to forget them and have them go all winter without any moisture.

I would prep the beds for asparagus and rhubarb now and maybe cover with a heavy layer of mulch or black plastic (lawn leaf bags weighted down with rock) to keep the soil warmer until mail order arrives.

Blueberries are problematic here as our soil is not nearly acidic enough and trying to amend to get the ph right is a never ending battle. I would pot up the blueberry bush in an acidic potting mix and either overwinter the pot in an unheated building or bury the pot up to the neck in soil for the winter. You can pull the pot in spring and use it as a patio plant.

Again, welcome and good luck!

Barb

Ditto everything Barb said! I just came to add one thing! If you do decide to give blueberries a "serious" try you'll need to get at least one more plant, a different variety, for cross pollination or you may wind up with little or no fruit at all. They need a separate cross pollinator.

Before you start thinking about that, tho, check out the thread linked below with more info on the attempts of others to grow blueberries in the Rocky Mountain/Colorado area.

Welcome to RMG,
Skybird

Here is a link that might be useful: Blueberries

Forgot to say don't take off the leaves, the plant needs them for stored energy and will shed them on their own when they're ready. Just enjoy the flowers till they freeze or snip them off and enjoy them inside.

I don't think you need to wrap them and don't pile mulch around the plant bases, a 2-3 inch layer around the root zone should be fine.

Thanks for all the tips. I planted everything yesterday, and we'll see how it goes. The lilacs look great, but the honeysuckles are a bit wilted... It was only 32 last night, so I hope they survive upcoming freezes.