20 Easy to Grow Zone 3 Perennials

[@francinelarsen3303]

I'm in zone 4, planning for gardens in zone 3-4. Glad to have found your videos.

[@PetulaGuimaraes]

I love that you are sharing experience from the Canadian Prairies cold because a lot of things we hear about hardiness zones actually get the US label of hardiness zones. Our systems ARE DIFFERENT. Whenever you hear Zone 5 in US (Maine, Chicago) you are actually referring to Zone 6 in CA (Montreal). It has to do with how those systems (USDA vs AgCan) calculate amount of hours of sun, amount of days in the planting season, and min and max temperatures. So, beware! If you are gardening in Canada you have to do this conversion, otherwise you might buy plants that will not really thrive in your place. And if possible, read and gather info from Canadian authors, just because when gardening all these differences in context matter a lot.

[@mera8785]

Thank you! I thought it was a universal system.

[@enlightenedDragon]

I'm in zone 6/7 but I find this helpful as you really show what they look like in a landscape not just unhelpful closeups or pictures with no scale. also you talk about fragrance which is really important but just not always covered.

[@ShiftingRoots]

I’m so glad to hear that! I really appreciate the feedback, and I’ll try and remember that as I’m filming for next year’s content.

[@nannybannany]

Ostrich ferns are delicious to eat! Pick them early when they're still "fiddleheads" and sautée them up witih some butter! YUM.

[@SR98889]

I like how you shared less common types of perennials

[@terrifay388]

Yay!!!! I finally found great videos, IG and Blogs after living in this zone 9 summers and 8 winters. Thank you, thank you.

[@AA-ph5dj]

Oh thank God, someone else who doesn’t care for hostas!

[@karenacton3854]

Thanks! I can now be the master Gardner I’ve always wanted to be!

[@Rose-113]

Thanks Kristin… I’m so excited to follow you as I’m in Saskatoon so I’m really excited to learn more from a fellow zone.3 gardener 😊

[@ShiftingRoots]

Awesome! It’s always nice to find another local.

[@NonieDeLong]

"Little bit romiscuous" plants! Love it!! Great video. Thank you!!

[@bagladysendtheferalspinner3761]

I would also add daylilies.

[@leadingman9322]

Been difficult finding information on zones 2-4. Very glad to have found your videos.

[@abbyiyer2011]

I am going to be watching all your videos. I live in Calgary zone 3 and now because you are showing the entire garden I know where to plant what. Thank you

[@ShiftingRoots]

You’re welcome!

[@bertharios7413]

I just love how you teach step by step. 😘

[@domoniquestewart85]

Thank you I live in southern Manitoba.

[@helenachase78]

Im so glad I found you... I'm just planting my space... I use Monk's hood , It stands up straighter and stronger than delphinium and I love the foliage too ! Very hardy and seems to take some shade....

[@rc1983]

Found what I'm looking for. I'm in zone 3 so this is helpful. Thank you for sharing.

[@warmgreenshade1210]

Ooh I’ve never seen globe flowers before looks lovely. Thanks for the video, I’m moving to a colder zone and this was encouraging.

[@pamroberts4209]

What a delightful post! I can feel your enthusiasm through the screen. Thank you for the tips and suggestions I will be sure to check out your other videos.

[@jackiesplanthaven]

Lovely suggestions!

[@kobedeister5234]

Thank you for the lovely information.

[@TheCookinCamper]

I love your videos!!!...I live in zone 9b, and love landscaping!!!...Later this month I am traveling to zone 3 to landscape a cabin!!!...I am so crazy excited so I'm watching all sorts of videos and researching what plants will do best!!!

[@ShiftingRoots]

That’s really cool! Best of luck with the job, I’m sure it will be beautiful!

[@TheCookinCamper]

@@ShiftingRoots Thanks so much! It's for some snowbirds who will live down here in the valley of the sun by us during the winter so this landscape needs to be as low maintenance as possible...Thanks for putting out such great content!!!

[@acts2.387]

I live in Illinois,Thanks so much!

[@HomesteadOdyssey]

Love this thank you! We just bought property in zone 4

[@ShiftingRoots]

Eek! So excited for you!! Have fun filling it up with perennials.

[@teresacesario6247]

THANK YOU! awesome video!

[@tenzertatenzing720]

Thanks for this video . Zone three beginner gardener and new subscriber. Great content.

[@ShiftingRoots]

Thank you, you're so kind!

[@sandraperrenoud9567]

oh i wish i’d had this information years ago . believe it i’ve wasted so much money and time on flowers and plants that i shouldn’t have.!

[@botanicaljones]

Im glad I found you! Videos are great!. Im in Alaska and have been an avid vegetable gardener for many years .I am just starting to try to grow flowers. I got lilacs, hostas, geraniums on sale last fall. There are alot of plant sales coming up and this video lets me know what to look for ! THANKS

[@gypsy_spirit8047]

I just found your channel!! LOVE IT!! Am going to be watching all your videos! Thank you for the great information!! You are awesome :-)

[@ShiftingRoots]

Thank you! I'm so glad you like my channel!

[@jadehuynh184]

Thank you for putting this out, great information. 🥰

[@danielledoan1384]

Love your videos!! Could you do a video on zone 3 deer resistant annuals and perrenials??

[@ShiftingRoots]

Thank you! And yes, I can definitely put that on the list of videos to make.

[@kabbythedog9409]

Yes, if you paint a flower on a rock and put it in your garden a deer won’t eat it, I haven’t found much I wanna say they haven’t been eating my speedwell 🤔🤔, they even munch all my marigolds

[@ShiftingRoots]

I haven’t done a video yet, but I just made a blog post about it!

[@juliahelland6488]

Thanks for sharing ❣

[@leafygarden7941]

Beautiful

[@katythriftyunder35homeowne57]

I agree! So sick of seeing yellow red tulips. Our home is very old, we have a lovely array of colors.

[@lindapoworski2597]

Hi Kristen, I'm from Manitoba and so happy I ran into your channel. Im planning on starting a perennial garden this spring. I have a few of the perennials you mentioned already but plan to move them from the veggie garden area to their own cozy ring of beauty and purchase/acquire more. I love arranging flowers but definitely need more of my own flowers to keep the cost down of bouquet giving, which I love. Do you or anyone else here have suggestions for different greenery that will go well in flower arrangements that will also survive these usually cold winters. What big leaf can be submerged in water as a wrap around the inside of the vase? Thanks for this.

[@ShiftingRoots]

I'm so glad you found me too!I like hostas for wrapping inside a vase. I also love nine bark and russian tarragon for greenery.

[@sylvanaire]

Thank you for your rundown of zone 3 flowers. It is often difficult to find information for this zone. I am in Maine and my area seems to be between 3 & 4. I am looking for perennial seeds that can be planted in the fall that will bloom the next year, specifically in the fall. Could you do a video on that? Thanks again.

[@juliehicks2817]

Great video and some helpful plant choices for my zone 3 garden.

[@ShiftingRoots]

Thank you! I’m so glad you found it helpful!

[@s.devries4349]

Thank you this really helpful :)

[@danabrousseau6579]

It would be helpful if you briefly make reference to your definition of zone 3 in terms of temperature and geography. Just a thought.

[@lindagron3664]

Could you please show varieties of the coneflowers? I'd love to see more hardy of rudbeckia and all of them. Struggling to overwinter beautiful varieties up here in the north of Sweden. Wish for reliable beauties.

[@mcoutu6849]

Thank you! I have many of these in my garden in northern Alberta but would love a globe flower in that gorgeous orange! I am a fan of black eyed Susan’s…reminds me of growing up in Saskatchewan. Can I transplant golden rod from a ditch or are the garden varieties a different species?

[@flytheskymyway]

Great suggestions. Hostas boring? - gasp 😱 sputter.

[@gbltheolechurch5acrehomestead]

BIG HELLO 🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@ShiftingRoots]

Hello to you as well!

[@gbltheolechurch5acrehomestead]

Where are you located?

[@ShiftingRoots]

@@gbltheolechurch5acrehomestead in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

[@gbltheolechurch5acrehomestead]

We are in Gander Newfoundland and Labrador Canada! Let’s connect!

[@cherylbishop7657]

Hi love your channel, we are in zone 5 but we are high desert - we have had days of 100+ & the same night below freezing ( woke up to a frozen dog water bowl with a mouse inside ) we're wanting to make a food forest ,,I was thinking of a zone 3 forest 😀 the land is very small under 1/2 ac in town. (We are looking for a Fram outside of town) this will be practice & where we will stay Saturday nights for Church on Sunday , and for friends and family. Will zone 3 plants survive that ? ?..help please if you can. Thank you & GOD BLESS FROM CHRISTMAS VALLEY OREGON

[@NonieDeLong]

Also me: looking for the list of plants to avoid to make sure I have a good assortment. Noticing you left of Japanese knot weed. Did I spell that right? It may start growing in my house next, as it's taken over the entire lawn. I'm going to try Virginia creeper to choke it out!

[@iancrump2130]

Will these perennials survive the winter in raised vegetable beds. Easier to go to Sobeys for veg.

[@wardieleppan8443]

Thoughts for ground cover in the shade near maples?

[@conradosevilla7731]

Any other recommendation for a Zone 3 perennial ground cover aside from rockfoil?

[@lovettewoytovicz2954]

I know that many people have been fighting lily beetles. Any suggestions to get rid of them?

[@kaleighanne4314]

When should I plant fall blooming flowers?

[@amank5927]

I have a question, can we just plant them in our natural garden soil or do we need to make areas with soild from bags ?

[@lianarobichaud9071]

What types of climbing clematis for zone 3 are you growing?

[@CS-nn8zu]

I'm in zone 3-any recommendations for spreading plants that choke out dandilion?

[@ShiftingRoots]

Sort of, but I don't really recommend planting them because they're pretty invasive. It would likely be better to invest in mulch around your perennials or that area that you're thinking of.

[@achihau6179]

Hi, I'm from Dimapur, Nagaland, India. I am a beginner in planting so, I have a question. Can pionees grow in warm places/ weather?

[@ShiftingRoots]

I believe they can only grow up to zone 7. You need to live somewhere where it freezes over the winter. If you do live in zone 6 or 7, make sure you plant them close to the surface, so they get the cold.

[@achihau6179]

@@ShiftingRoots okay, thank you so much for your advice.

[@Who_Else]

All links are down. :( Really liked the information though.

[@babaitasumaya5966]

Rockfoil invade my garden

[@lovettewoytovicz2954]

Where are you located? I am in central Alberta.

[@tigeresque]

I just cannot get my echinaceas to bloom! Help!

[@crystalzhang8311]

No links are accessible, not sure why.

[@ShiftingRoots]

Thank you so much for letting me know. My site is down, it should hopefully be fixed in a few minutes.

[@rosereal2319]

Do you know any boxwood that can grow in our zone 3?

[@ShiftingRoots]

My Mom has one in her yard, so there is! However, I have no idea what the variety is.

[@lindapoworski2597]

I have planted boxwoods and Im in Manitoba. They take years to do anything. Mine are probably about 5-6 years old and finally look like they might be doing something

[@ScaryMary-7]

Yes yarrow has invaded many lawns.