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    Hello! When perennial plants & flowers have finished flowering and the weather is getting cold, is it ok to put them in a shed with a non opening window or would it be better to put them in a greenhouse over winter? In my case it would be one of those plastic walk in ones which I would put behind the shed, that area doesn't get much sun though. Thanks :spinning:
     
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    Most perennials are hardy and should just be cut down and left to themselves. If it's a half-hardy perennial it would need frost protection but most half-hardies are grown as annuals and thrown away at the end of the season.
     
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      What about when bulbs are planted in containers in the autumn for spring flowering? Should they be kept outdoors, a shed or plastic greenhouse?
       
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      Leave them outside. :blue thumb:
       
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