Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Winter Storage Questions, 1 by GordonHawk

GordonHawk wrote:
Well it got terribly cold and windy a few weeks ago.. so all of the Brugs came down before Thankgiving... missing all of their leaves.. they were put under one of the 400 watt Metal Halide lights.. they leafed out their big spring leaves... and toinght I have almost a dozen flowers on one of them.. one I call Texas Pink ... opening white and turnning a light pink growing inside.. a bit darker pink growing outside...
As it sits flowering right above the computer here.. and the lights went out at 11 PM.. it's fragrance is over powering... and I'm sure it will flower on and off all winter..
The question is... how can folks not keep them up and running in the winter ... missing all of the pleasure and relief they provide... such an uplift to the day/night... it seems like quite a shame... OK.. it is a bit like total care of a relative... food ..water .clean up... most every day.. having to plan a vacation around turning over the care to someone else... watering the other day was a 30 gallon affair.. now I didn't say it was easy...
Just heavenly...
Gordon