I live in central NY. want to find pant 's that will take the winter weather,and bloom in spring and summer

I am assuming you are talking about plants that are visible and in good shape all winter, not perennials that disappear in winter and reappear in spring. You could plant: Siberian, German, Louisiana and Japanese Iris, Helleborus (for the earliest blooms in the garden!), azalea, rhododendron. Oak leaf hydrangea will give you three season interest and it is a prolific bloomer. The flower pannicles stay on the plant, turning chocolate brown during the winter, and the bark peels, adding interest to your winter landscape. These plants should get you started.

We have a lot of flowers and plants that can grow well here in CNY. What you want, have room for, and where in the area you are impacts a lot of your choice.

Plants that thrive here: Bleeding hearts, peonies, daffodils, iris, trillium, solomons seal, gladiolus, lady's mantle, hosta, arum italicum, oriental poppy, datura, coneflowers, daisies, coreopsis, tulip, violets, ferns, azealas, rhododenron, lilac, dogwood, crabapple, clematis, primroses, roses, lupine, columbine, daylily, dianthus, black eye susan, hardy hibiscus, lungwort, spiderwort, hollyhock, spring & autumn crocus, helebores, jack-in-the-pulpit, snowball bush

If you're in the Syracuse area you can go to lots of places to get ideas and tips for plants that grow here:

Chuck Hafners Greenhouses, at the corner of W. taft Rd & Buckley Rd, Liverpool

Gravinas Nursery, Buckley Rd. Liverpool

The Syracuse Regional Market, Park St. Syracuse

Oliver B Paine Greenhouses, South Granby Rd Fulton

Ontario Orchards, St Rt 104 W. Oswego

Rhodes Greenhouses, St. Rt 3, Henderson (jefferson co.)

Ifyou go to any place that sells plants, and ask for perennials, they will have the plants that do well in your area.

Check www.gardening.cornell. It will give you the info for your local area. Good luck.