{"id":12529,"date":"2020-04-09T07:17:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-09T07:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakehomes.com\/info\/?p=12529"},"modified":"2026-04-06T15:04:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T20:04:54","slug":"a-guide-to-plant-hardiness-at-your-lake-home-zones-4-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lakehomes.com\/info\/lifestyles\/a-guide-to-plant-hardiness-at-your-lake-home-zones-4-6","title":{"rendered":"A Guide to Plant Hardiness at Your Lake Home: Zones 4-6"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lake Homes Realty\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PapEoKHVP2I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Want more videos like this one? Subscribe to our\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@LakehomesRealty\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube channel<\/a><\/strong>!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As any gardener will tell you, the key to having a successful garden is choosing the right plants and knowing when to plant them. To make these decisions, gardeners first look to the plant hardiness zones for guidance. A hardiness zone is a geographic area that divides certain regions based on the average minimum rainfall per year. Pol Bishop, a landscaping expert from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fantasticgardeners.co.uk\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fantastic Gardeners<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, simplifies, \u201cgardening zones essentially use temperature to determine plant survivability.\u201d By understanding the average temperature in your region, you can make well-informed fundamental gardening decisions.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arborday.org\/media\/zones.cfm\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"319\" src=\"https:\/\/lakehomes.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Arbor-Day-zones-2015.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12538\" style=\"width:483px;height:342px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lakehomes.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Arbor-Day-zones-2015.png 450w, https:\/\/www.lakehomes.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Arbor-Day-zones-2015-300x213.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arborday.org\/media\/zones.cfm\">Arbor Day Foundation<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Peter Miller, founder of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gardeningstuffs.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gardening Stuffs,<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> comments, \u201cI\u2019ve been in the garden landscape space for 15 years now, and I know how important it is to identify which plants will survive the adverse climate of your region. In gardening, you can adjust your soil type and its PH levels as well as the amounts of sun and shade, but you won\u2019t be able to control the temperature in your garden.\u201d While our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lakehomes.com\/info\/articles-and-news\/a-guide-to-plant-hardiness-at-your-lake-home-zones-7-9\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">first article<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in the series focused on the southernmost zones in the U.S.&#8211; zones 7-9&#8211; we\u2019ll now highlight zones 4-6. This range of zones encompasses mid-America and most of the east coast. If your lake house is in these regions, the information and tips provided will help your lakeside garden thrive. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-characteristics\">Key Characteristics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"596\" height=\"594\" src=\"https:\/\/lakehomes.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shiplashandshells-garden.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lakehomes.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shiplashandshells-garden.jpg 596w, https:\/\/www.lakehomes.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shiplashandshells-garden-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lakehomes.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shiplashandshells-garden-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.lakehomes.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/shiplashandshells-garden-144x144.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 596px) 100vw, 596px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/shiplapandshells\/\">@shiplapandshells<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In zones 4-6, the average minimum temperature is between -30 and -5 degrees Fahrenheit. As such, one of the hallmark qualities of these zones is that each season has an actual ending and real beginning. Unlike this area\u2019s northernmost and southernmost counterparts, neither winter nor summer lasts too long in these zones. The seasonality is clear-cut. Kevin Espiritu, the founder of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epicgardening.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Epic Gardening<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, comments that these zones capture the \u201ctraditional gardener in a classic farming routine.\u201d There\u2019s a certain luxury that comes from planting for the next season in the preceding one, and gardeners can take advantage of warm days to plan. There\u2019s even the exciting possibility of a Fall garden. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-helpful-hints\">Helpful Hints<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/lakehomes.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/spring-arizona-desert-scene-desert-flowers-arizona-desert-yellow-wildflowers-desert-wildflowers_t20_P0mGJ8-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lakehomes.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/spring-arizona-desert-scene-desert-flowers-arizona-desert-yellow-wildflowers-desert-wildflowers_t20_P0mGJ8-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lakehomes.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/spring-arizona-desert-scene-desert-flowers-arizona-desert-yellow-wildflowers-desert-wildflowers_t20_P0mGJ8-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lakehomes.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/spring-arizona-desert-scene-desert-flowers-arizona-desert-yellow-wildflowers-desert-wildflowers_t20_P0mGJ8-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lakehomes.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/spring-arizona-desert-scene-desert-flowers-arizona-desert-yellow-wildflowers-desert-wildflowers_t20_P0mGJ8-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.lakehomes.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/spring-arizona-desert-scene-desert-flowers-arizona-desert-yellow-wildflowers-desert-wildflowers_t20_P0mGJ8-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.lakehomes.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/spring-arizona-desert-scene-desert-flowers-arizona-desert-yellow-wildflowers-desert-wildflowers_t20_P0mGJ8-640x360.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While the plant hardiness zones are useful, they do not tell a region\u2019s full story. This is because the zones only capture average minimum temperature without considering rainfall, elevation, and subclimates. In the Western U.S., sunset zones are a more precise system because they take a region\u2019s latitude, the ocean\u2019s influence, rainfall, humidity, wind, elevation, and microclimate into account. However, since sunset zones only apply to the west, the hardiness zones are currently the most standardized tool for the whole country. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Given this limitation, gardeners should take it upon themselves to consider additional factors that may impact their plants\u2019 survival. For example, those further west receive less rainfall, and those further east get more rain on average. Scott Fanello, a writer for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/totalgardener.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Total Gardner<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, advises those in drier areas to use greywater to compensate for lack of rainfall, and he urges easterners to make the most of their rainy climate. Regardless of these subclimate-specific differences, a similarity across zones 4-6 is the forgiving weather. This similarity leads to longer growing times during the spring and summer months. To work with this, Fanello mentions that greenhouses can be fun, but they aren\u2019t essential. He also notes that just like zones 1-3, mastering <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finegardening.com\/article\/4-ways-to-use-a-cold-frame\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">cold frame gardening<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> will be helpful in zones 4-6<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-plants-that-thrive\">Plants That Thrive<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/lakehomes.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Petunias-Troy-Rhone-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lakehomes.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Petunias-Troy-Rhone-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lakehomes.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Petunias-Troy-Rhone-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lakehomes.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Petunias-Troy-Rhone-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lakehomes.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Petunias-Troy-Rhone.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/troyrhone.com\/portfolio\/keebler-cottage\/\">TroyRhone.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Because the weather conditions are ideal for gardening, several types of plants can thrive in zones 4-6. However, some differences are dependent on the specific zone. In zone 4, flowers such as goldenrods, daisies, and petunias will thrive. Plus, the bright color combination is a nice bonus. Landscaper, gardener, and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">writer<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.USInsuranceAgents.com\"> Melanie Musson<\/a> advises filling pots and baskets with petunias for a warm, English-countryside look. If you want to plant trees by your lake house in zone 4, consider a sugar maple. The dynamic, orange-brown tones will look vibrant in the Fall. In zone 5, Musson notes that Agastache will quickly prosper, and they\u2019ll also attract hummingbirds to your garden. As for trees and shrubs, flowering dogwoods and Japanese yews are perfect for zone 5. In zone 6, Musson recommends planting hostas. These perennials love the evenly moist soil in this zone, and their leaves are beautiful all season long. Musson also adds <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">azaleas and rhododendrons to the list of plants that will flourish in zone 6. She shares, \u201cthey make for low-maintenance shrubbery that boasts a stunning bloom period.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B0EopGOhmEz\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\" style=\"background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;margin: 1px;max-width:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:99.375%\"><div style=\"padding:16px\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B0EopGOhmEz\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\"background:#FFFFFF;line-height:0;padding:0 0;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;width:100%\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <div style=\"flex-direction: row;align-items: center\"> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 40px;margin-right: 14px;width: 40px\"><\/div> <div style=\"flex-direction: column;flex-grow: 1;justify-content: center\"> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 100px\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 60px\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding: 19% 0\"><\/div> <div style=\"height:50px;margin:0 auto 12px;width:50px\"><\/div><div style=\"padding-top: 8px\"> <div style=\"color:#3897f0;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:550;line-height:18px\"> View this post on Instagram<\/div><\/div><div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0\"><\/div> <div style=\"flex-direction: row;margin-bottom: 14px;align-items: center\"><div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 50%;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px;flex-grow: 0;margin-right: 14px;margin-left: 2px\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 50%;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: 8px\"> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 20px;width: 20px\"><\/div> <div style=\"width: 0;height: 0;border-top: 2px solid transparent;border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4;border-bottom: 2px solid transparent\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"margin-left: auto\"> <div style=\"width: 0px;border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4;border-right: 8px solid transparent\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;flex-grow: 0;height: 12px;width: 16px\"><\/div> <div style=\"width: 0;height: 0;border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4;border-left: 8px solid transparent\"><\/div><\/div><\/div> <div style=\"flex-direction: column;flex-grow: 1;justify-content: center;margin-bottom: 24px\"> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 224px\"><\/div> <div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 144px\"><\/div><\/div><\/a><p style=\"color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B0EopGOhmEz\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\"color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A post shared by T R O Y \u2022 R H O N E (@troyrhone)<\/a> on Jul 18, 2019 at 2:00pm PDT<\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lakehomes.com\/\">lake house<\/a> falls into one of these three zones, we hope you take advantage of the naturally ideal gardening conditions and find a new perennial to plant this season!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/lakehomes.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Cool-Lead-Fuss-Free-Perennials-1200x675-1024x576-Monrovia.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lakehomes.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Cool-Lead-Fuss-Free-Perennials-1200x675-1024x576-Monrovia.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lakehomes.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Cool-Lead-Fuss-Free-Perennials-1200x675-1024x576-Monrovia-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lakehomes.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Cool-Lead-Fuss-Free-Perennials-1200x675-1024x576-Monrovia-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lakehomes.com\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Cool-Lead-Fuss-Free-Perennials-1200x675-1024x576-Monrovia-640x360.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/growbeautifully.monrovia.com\/non-stop-fuss-free-summer-color-for-zones-4-7\/\">Monrovia<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As any gardener will tell you, the key to having a successful garden is choosing the right plants and knowing when to plant them. To make these decisions, gardeners first look to the plant hardiness zones for guidance. A hardiness zone is a geographic area that divides certain regions based on the average minimum rainfall per year. Pol Bishop, a landscaping expert from Fantastic Gardeners, simplifies, \u201cgardening zones essentially use temperature to determine plant survivability.\u201d By understanding the average temperature in your region, you can make well-informed fundamental gardening decisions. Peter Miller, founder of Gardening Stuffs, comments, \u201cI\u2019ve been in&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":12542,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17397,12053],"tags":[147,316,6335,11513,32,9849,17,15288,14977,319,15287],"class_list":["post-12529","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gardening","category-lifestyle","tag-diy","tag-garden","tag-gardening","tag-home-and-garden","tag-home-improvement","tag-lake-home-diy","tag-landscaping","tag-perennials","tag-plant-hardiness-zones","tag-plants","tag-zones-4-6"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>A Guide to Plant Hardiness at Your Lake Home: Zones 4-6<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" 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