Thanks, Laurie, I'll look into this (and thanks for the warning about roses and inviting moose.)
Re: Zone 2a - Asian Garden She lives in zone 2a, the Mat-su Valley (quite windy there.) Thank you both for your kind replies.
I am hoping to plant a few Asian plants for my elderly aunt's garden near Anchorage, AK which I believe is Zone 2. (Neither of us are gardeners...