"It was brutal over here in Riverview. I have a sea of brown in my back yard and this time I am unsure if all of it will make a comeback. This is two years in a row that a hard freeze has taken out my pretty flowers ----enough to start researching…"

"Looks a little like you are in the 7 or 8 range Sheri."

"Hi Jacksonvilleboy, I agree with Bill. Keeping them in pots and then bringing them in when the temps drop is a way better idea in Northern Fl. I live in Central Fl and I lost one during the freeze and another had to cut to the ground. It did make a…"

"Here is a link for you Deborah, after I Googled "gardening in Temecula Ca". Some of these folks had excellent ideas. I thought central Florida was challenging but Your area sounds pretty tough. Good…"

"Thanks Susan! I'll start from there."

"I was just about to prune my roses---on the lighter side---- to take the legginess away, but do a bigger pruning in the spring. As for crepe myrtles, we here in Central Florida, prune them in January. I'm not sure about Arizona."