I work with buyers relocating to the Omaha/Council Bluffs metropolitan area from places as far away as Hawaii and Alaska. When they get here and buy a home they are sometimes excited about starting their gardens in this new area with new choices available to them. But, if you look on the internet for Nebraska and Iowa you might think we're in Zone 5, but wait, we're in a small pocket inside Zone 5 of Zone 4. Yes, it makes a big difference. Roses can sometimes become annuals. Other perennials become annuals. Where you plant in the yard makes a big difference. My hydrangea dies back to the ground every year, but it comes back.
So, as an exclusive buyers agent, who also likes gardening, I always make it a point to let my buyers know that we are in fact in Zone 4, and some things just don't like it. I suggest plants that really thrive in Zone 4 and others that will thrive in protected areas.
Spring is coming and I can't wait to play in the dirt. Reading the catalogs is no longer enough. I want my buyers to have the same fun.
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