Thanks, everyone, for the great advice. I think I was in flat out panic mode when I posted yesterday! I'm a bit calmer now. Frankielynn - so sorry to hear about your fish. I lost several fish a few years ago when the temps were so cold. I hope the others are okay. I have a few white goldfish and I can attest that the orange ones can change to white at any time in their lives! I'm planning to set the stock tank up in the basement today but not obsess about getting the fish out (just yet). The long range forecast is mild (I'm on the coast) and the longer the fish can stay in the pond (assuming it has water!) the better for them. Of course I'm keeping a close watch on water level but all the rain and melting should help keep it up, at least for a week. My Dad is even considering some sort of short term patch. In the mean time, I'll get some filtration set up and maybe some plant lights. It's a matter of "when" I move them, not "if". If I get extremely lucky and keep the pond going until late February, I might even get a small, metal sided, pool and set that up outside. I found one but it can't be set up in the winter. That would be a lot better for the fish than a small stock tank. I'm a big proponent of Sanitred. It's designed for use in pools and fish ponds and is even used for animal enclosures in parks and zoos. I bet when we finally do drain the pond we'll discover the crack is *not* in the Sanitred coated area but the untreated rock. Here is a link that might be useful: Sanitred for ponds

Thanks you all. SCG I'm cracking up!!!! A picture conveys a thousand words... Micheal, how about an update on yours? Some of mine got well zapped, like Baronne Henriette de Snoy who is in a pot and high off the ground. Others just got "dinged" and appear to have recovered. I lost my Heliotrope but Lantana still thriving. I'm hoping for roses well into November also. Seil, do you ever wonder about yours getting zapped? These are some of my newer roses who are fat in bud: Mystic Beauty, Crepuscule, Crimson Glory, Curly Pink, Peppermint China, Mrs. Woods Lavender Pink Noisette, Winecup, Reve D'Or, Sweet Pea. Jude is fat with buds... Most of these are in pots so I guess I should move them closer to the house? I just want to see them bloom so I will have something to sustain me over the winter....*sigh* It's so nice to be able to come here and whine. Cause no one else "gets" it. Susan

Sherry , the polar vortex has definitely hit here . We are -20 celcius ( -4 fahrenheit ) before wind chill is factored in today . We have had little to no snow until today. Right now a storm is raging out there and finally we have about 5 inches of snow but rain is on the way from the USA. .Just what we need is freezing rain ! It is about 20 mlies from here right now so I doubt the snow will last. unfortunately All daylilies here are dormant , whether they like it or not ..... but many of the EV's and SEV's are tender so if we don't get snow that stays we run the risk of losing them ( I have lost many over the years before I clued in .

you will start to see issues at bud break .. if any ... it can take months for dead buds to regenerate ... presuming the plant itself wasnt damaged .... you may also see lack of bloom on the early bloomers .. say redbud or such ... but then otherwise leaf out ok ... so what if you lose one year of flower ....if it lives.. it will bloom next year .... and then all thru summer ... if there was root damage ... in other words ... if the plant comes out of dormancy on stored energy.. but once thats used up.. it cant generate more energy thru sunshine .... think in tree/shrub time.. and dont give up in april ... it might take some time ... but by fall.. the next planting season after summer ... i might be replacing things that didnt please me.. by then ... ken ps: it ALWAYS helps to include your location..