Putting plants in shed for the winter?

[YourIcyGreyFinch]

Hello all

This is my first summer with a garden :-D . I've undernoted the container plants I've bought and have on my patio currently. Please could you give me your thoughts on how to protect them when summer is over? Do I put in shed (I don't have space for a greenhouse)? When? Or do I need to bring into the house?

The Hebe already seems to suffer when it's heavy rain/wind!

I'm assuming the pine Pinus Pumilio Mugo will be ok left out all winter?

I'm in central Scotland.

Thanks!

Hebe
Hosta
Lavender
Mint
Rosemary
Callistemon Citrinus Splendens
Ilex Crenata Jenny

They don't need winter protection. The Hosta will die back completely. Just move the pots to a sheltered position, eg up against a wall or fence. Put them on pot feet or bricks so they can drain and don't get waterlogged. Wet will kill them more than the cold. Don't put them inside it's too hot. If you get an especially prolonged cold spell they could go in the shed, assuming it has a window.

Thanks @AlwaysGardening They are already up against a wall.

The pots have drainage holes in the bottom - do I still need pot feet?

Yes I'd lift them up over the winter so any rain water can drain away.

The mint will probably die right back, but will regrow. The lavender could you with trimming back to cut the flower heads off, but the lavender, Hebe and rosemary will be okay. if you have a hard winter, you may lose the odd plant, but that's normal.

Agree these will be fine, but also if they were frost sensitive a shed might not protect them enough in any case and it's easy to forget to water them if they are out of sight in a shed (I have tried with pelargoniums and had failure for both reasons).

All those plants can overwinter outside once kept in a sheltered spot. You can add a top layer of mulch to protect against frost. They’ll look like shite until March or so and then will spring back to life.
Prune the lavender in autumn.

Pinus mugo is native to European mountain ranges and will be fine outside in a Scottish winter.

Thanks everyone! Looks like I was being overprotective of my first lot of plants! Will be sad if I do get a casualty tho!

I'm keeping notes so I can, over the next 40 years, become an expert!

I would add a layer of grit to both the rosemary and the lavender as they like it dry.