Should I be watering now?

[Natty Dread]

Hi - I'm in Richmond, VA. It's been warmer than normal lately for this time of the year --today it's sunny and in the low 80s -- so I'm wondering if I should be watering my outside plants (mostly liriope, azaleas, nandinas, butterly bush and crepe myrtles). We may still get snaps of cold weather, and I know a lot of plants go dormant in the winter so I don't want to kill anything off by prematurely watering. I think it's supposed to be in the

30s on Monday night. Any opinions on this? TIA.

Rhonda Richmond, VA USDA Zone 7

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Rhonda

Good Question

A great article addressing winter dormancy is here

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