The doctrines of Chinese medicine are rooted in books such as the Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon and the Treatise on Cold Damage, as well as in cosmological notions such as yin-yang and the five phases.
The vegetables you can grow in the winter in Georgia depends on where you live. If you live in the Blue Ridge Mountains up north, the winter temperatures can dive to 0 to 5 degrees Fahrenheit. If you live in the middle of Georgia, you can grow a wider range of vegetables, including Vidalia-style sweet onions.
Ligustrum, Indian hawthorn, boxwood, roses. Many shrubs will withstand freezing temperatures, and unless temperatures are expected to drop into the low 20s or teens, few cover these shrubs. Azaleas. Some gardeners cover azaleas, especially when in bloom, during a hard freeze.The plants will survive covered or not, but frost will ruin any flowers.Hamelia (hummingbird bush) and duranta (golden dewdrop). May suffer damage to tops during a freeze but will return from the roots in spring.igustrum, Indian hawthorn, boxwood, roses. Many shrubs will withstand freezing temperatures, and unless temperatures are expected to drop into the low 20s or teens, few cover these shrubs. Azaleas. Some gardeners cover azaleas, especially when in bloom, during a hard freeze.