Frost fried plants!!

It was just as well I protected my plants earlier this week, but as you will see from the following pics, I probably didn't protect them enough!!

This was the sight that greeted us early Tuesday morning, a -2.3C frost and what has caused most of the damage.
We had another lighter frost last night 0C

The tree ferns are a bit brown round the edges.

Both the Paulowina have been hit even though they were double bagged!!

I learnt many years ago when I first got these never to rub of the growing points until I am sure all frost has passed. hence all the growth points, as you can see some are ok and some are not!

Random buckets and tubs used for frost protection, fortuately my neighbours are quite used to seeing me dashing madly around the garden late at night because a frost is due.

As you can see Lobelia Tupa (left), Canna Cleopatra (middle) and a dahlia (right) have come through unscathed, but  had to dispatch a number of  unwanted baby slugs that had also taken shelter under the boxes.

The Cyphomandra corymbifolia has survived just, I think, we will see over the next few weeks. This was wrapped and bagged.

Good old 'Colocasia Pink China' only had a fleece sheet over it and seems fine.

Solanum laciniatum, wrapped in fleece is looking a bit brown!!

Canna Stutgard, has survived.

This TRex had a very large plastic plant pot over it and seems to have come through unscathed.

Whereas this one, further down the garden and double bagged has been 'fried' for the 2nd time this year!

The Gunnera had a whopping great tarpaulin over it and still got caught.

My Washingtonia filifera and Cyathea only covered by a tarpaulin came through fine. 

I must admit it is not often, we get such a heavy frost at this time of year. This is one of the challenges I have when I choose to grow these different types of plants!!

Lets hope the weather improves and all the plants I have waiting in my greenhouse will at long last be able to come out.