tried an experiment I read about last year. Planting glads deep and covering them with straw to overwinter.

I planted the glads about 6-8 inches deep. I had a really nice harvest of them. When the stems died I cut them off, and put straw on top of them. Straw comes in a bale, and it separates into sheets. I used a whole sheets to lay down on top of them, not fluffing it up, or anything. In the spring when it warmed up I took the sheet of straw off the top, and all the glads came back.

I understand the glads will only be full and nice for about 3 years, and then you need to replant, but much easier than replanting every year.

Glads do not normally come back here, and we had a definite z5 year here, with extended temps between 0 and -10.

Here's my first one this year.

Congrats! Beautiful bouquet too!

really lovely Polly

Thanks.

Neal, have you seen the glads at Ednie? OMG they have some beautiful new selections. That's where this one came from, it's Vista. I will definitely be adding more in the spring.

I haven't looked at Ednie's selections, will check them out. Have you tried the old one called Atom? It's often sold as a hardy Glad, and they do seem to be much hardier than larger, more modern varieties. I love them, they return without protection for me for 4 years now.

I've seen it, but I haven't tried it. I should.

In the interviening few days my "dwarf" glads have flopped nearly out of the pot.
I will try a different variety next year.

Pollys Glaminies look tempting.