[header] How to pick low maintenance perennials for your garden [title] Find out your zone. [step] Different kinds of perennials, much like most flowers, do best in certain climates. These different climates are divided into " hardiness zones " in gardening. 
The best way to figure out your zone is by looking it up on the national gardening association homepage. [substeps] Many websites offer a color coded map where you can check your zone.