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We are just off the Alaska Highway in British Columbia. It's a hardiness zone 2, but we can pull off a three in our little town because of the lake.

I have heard of seabuckthorn, but don't know anything about it. I'll look it up for sure now.

awesome! here's a good post written about it by another canadian:

https://steemit.com/permaculture/@canadianrenegade/cold-climate-permaculture-plants-sea-buckthorn

they're great ones to follow, too, as they share many cold weather perennials :D