Winter is here!

I awoke this morning to ice on the car and a distinct drop in temperature, in other words it was flipping freezing - proper hat and gloves weather. Fortunately I moved all my remaining tender plants into the greenhouse at the weekend and turned off the hose pipe tap. I wasn't quick enough for my Fuchsia's though. The frost had already got them. For some reason I thought they were hardy but as my Dad explained to me only some of them are. Mine weren't and I've just got some shriveled sticks now. The one I'm training to become a standard fuchsia in the greenhouse is ok, except I picked out the main shoot by mistake (don't ask) so it's going to be a little stumpy next year. Oh well you live and learn, not a good year this for Fuchsias in the garden.