[Diddy Gardener]

I know it's been fairly mild but I've got a couple of fuschias which are sprouting new growth, a pot of snapdragons which are still green and some million bells in a basket which have survived. Strange...

[dmg]

I have several fuchsia's and pelargonium still going in the unheated gh

[mumofstig]

It has been mild so far this year, but we still could have a cold March like last year 

[sunshineband]

I have several fuchsia's and pelargonium still going in the unheated gh

Fuchsias still in flower outside, and a lonely blue lobelia struggling on 

Penstemons still going, and a couple of roses too

[JayG]

My Graham Thomas rose has been flowering continuously from last June with only a short rest in August.

My French Tarragon which was a bit underwhelming outdoors last summer was potted up to overwinter in my unheated greenhouse, and needless to say it's now enthusiastically producing new shoots all around the base of the original withered stems (it's supposed to be dormant in winter as far as I know!)

[sunshineband]

Having read that I thought I would investigate my French tarragon .. and yes, there are lots of new shoots appearing. Not sure they will be very strongly flavoured yet though 

[JayG]

I'd like to think it's all part of the learning curve with French Tarragon, but my graph is starting to look more like a zigzag! 

[fatcat1955]

Fuschias still in leaf and geraniums still flowering...............in hanging baskets.

[AlaninCarlisle]

geraniums still flowering...............in hanging baskets.

Snap! Still going to compost them as new plugs are only 9p each

[Madame Cholet]

Geraniums on kitchen windowsill out side

[ghost61]

Lobelia and geraniums by the front door.  Magnolia about to burst into flower too!

[jay001]

we still have fuchsias and 3 rose bushes ( inherited so don't know the names ) all in flower also some snapdragon all still in bloom 3 geraniums still looking good in a hanging basket even some tiny viola have managed to hang on in one of our pots and we have had some terrible days of weather here in salford lancs . . . the recent winds took 2 of our hanging baskets down and destroyed our mini plastic greenhouse, im used to that now though I get through one mini greenhouse per year lol     

[Sleepingpopman]

Hi Everyone.
Following on from the original question, my brother who lives in Hastings has quite a few outdoor fuchsia's & normally prunes them back before winter but due to ill health he missed 2 of them & they are now growing new shoots & flower buds, is it's too late to prune them now in case we get any hard frosts or is it better to leave them this year. Sorry don't know varieties.
Keith 

[mumofstig]

I always leave the pruning for hardy ones outside until later in Spring and then just cut off all the growth that is dead.

That way, if it's been a mild winter - you can get quite big plants 

[Yorkie]

I'll be hacking my 8' tall outdoor fuschia at some point in the next couple of months ...