It SHOULD be fine until about the middle of Dec., and maybe later than that, depending on how cold it gets for how long. As long as the soil is warm, the plant roots will start to grow - adding a little triple phosophate to the planting hole won't hurt. If you water religiously until the soil cools - unless it rains, or temps stay in the 40's - everything should be OK. Watering after the new year should be done during warm spells, again unless it rains, and mulching things with several inches of hardwood or pine straw mulch will help. If you think anything is marginal in its youth, you could put pine boughs over it, about the beginning of Jan, to protect against frost damage. Anything you get late, or are uncertain about, you can go to the effort of potting up, and either putting in a very protected area outside, not forgetting to check on moisture levels, such as against a south facing wall, or keep in a garage or unheated shed, and shuttle them in and out as the weather dictates. The hyacinth and anemones should certainly go in the ground, or in pots that don't get too much protection - they require cold to flower. The peony also needs a certain amount of cold to do well, so should go in ground or in an outside pot. The same for the lily of the valley. The sweet peas will wimp out as soon as it gets too hot (they are a cool weather plant down here), so the more growth, and flowering time, they can get before then, the better. The lavender will need very good drainage, so you might want to put that in a pot until you come up with the perfect place for it. Almost all the rest are pretty tough, so it depends on the arrival time, and how much time you have as to whether they get planted in the ground or in pots....

I have not been on this forum, in particular, for awhile The other day I came across a house that is to be demolished The gardens are all overgrown. I dug up a few things, and whomever had the property had spent a great deal of time in that yard What attracted me was how wildly gorgeous the orange honeysuckle vine has grown.Or coral as you have written I did not bring any of the vine with me. as I wasn't sure if it grows from cuttings or needs root. The bulldozer will be there I was told Monday morning. I will get back over and get some cuttingsbut would like to hear from you as to what is best to do.

I don't have trumpet vine, but I can say that for my Blanche Sandman honeysuckles, I've just today pruned back all the "dead" material on the ends of the vines so if that's what you're talking about "pruning" (the dried out, dead looking ends), I can't imagine any harm in cleaning things up. I waited until my honeysuckles had leafed out noticeably, then just worked back (snapping test branches to make sure I was still in "dead" material that snapped easily and was dry, with no green) until I got to a green leaf set. Then I cut right above them. I would assume you could do that with any flowering vine (clematis having their own obvious exceptions). But to be certain, check out the vines forum... Here is a link that might be useful: Great GW thread on pruning vines

Don't keep it indoors. That's the worst thing you could do. If it really is too cold outside put it in a cold store space such as a garage or shed. But personally I'd plant it now. It's a hardy plant and can take planting in cold conditions. Here I'd have no hesitation planting it any time throughout the winter when the ground isn't frozen. This post was edited by floral_uk on Thu, Mar 20, 14 at 4:49