UPDATE In the Spring of 2001 we moved from the South East of England, where we were about 800 feet or 260m above sea level. As you can imagine the climate was not too kind to our Fuchsias. They were subjected to some severe frosts and chill winds. The hardy ones managed to come up every year but were cut down to the ground every Winter and had to make new growth each Summer. We had to keep the more tender plants in our conservatory and wait until the weather was warm enough or they grew so large that they had to go outside.   We have relocated to the South West and the climate is so much milder and the winters less harsh and almost frost free that hardy Fuchsia bushes grow all the time and can make really large plants, we were quite astonished how big some of the plants are, growing into substantial hedges in some cases. Obviously some of the descriptions of the growing conditions are now very different to what they were when I first wrote them but I may or may not get round to changing things if I can find the time.   This has given us renewed energy and when we finally move to our new house we hope to take advantage of these conditions and grow some new varieties, and get some really nice examples of some of our old favourites.