Friend who publishes a rose newsletter said, " I'm tired of hearing (on rose forums) people asking for shade tolerant roses that will just languish. Why don't you write an article for the newsletter on fuchsias?"

Since we fuchsia afficianados are less busy this time of year, I thought you might want to tell me a bunch of pearls that you would tell someone considering the wonderful world of these colorful plants for the first time. If you would like to help with this project, please send to me by email whether or not you post on this forum.

Possible topics, but feel free...

watering, fertilizing, choosing, hardiness zone issues, where to grow or not grow, where to order, online resources-forums, photo galleries (your equivalent of rose porn), mistakes to avoid, preparing soil, pest problems, no spray approaches, societies to join or info resources -like this forum.

I'll thank any contributors in advance and look forward to hearing from fellow fuchsia fanciers.