After the heavy frosting our garden had earlier in the year, I thought that we had lost our lovely bougainvillea, which scrambles across the front veranda railing competing for space with another rampant climber, wisteria.
Having lived in the Far East in times past I always associate bougainvilleas with hot humid climates, which of course is what they thrive on. After the frosting though, it all looked very dead and
