How do you protect plants which are marginally hardy to our area? The ones I would like to over-winter, if possible, are cedronella (8b), lemon verbena (8a), and curry plant (8a). All should be hardy for me, but I've never had much luck carrying them over and end up buying new stock in the spring. Last year I stuck fir twigs around them and filled with leaves. Lost them all. Maybe I need to cut them back hard in the fall so there is less plant exposed? I suppose I could dig them up and put them in the barn for the winter, although I'd likely forget to water them. Any other ideas?
