Nice that they had all those colours in stock.
The nursery was partly right. They should've said (because it's Edmonton), wait until early April to hack them down to the ground. They're probably worried people would cut them down in the Fall, which opens the canes to freezing right down through the roots. I only do that if one is growing as a volunteer where I don't want it. If there's no snow cover, they generally croak.
But with a good amount of snow even those pull through.
And Allen, that's what makes you a gardener.
God, I've come home from a road trip, three people jammed in the front seat, 'coz the back seat and the trunk were full of plants, and I had no idea where ANY of those plants were going!
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