An anguish of aspidistras

I have had a small number of aspidistras for a few years now. They are generally easy plants to look after as they like to be ignored. Nearly all of them have been living outside now in the Courtyard Garden for a couple of years and until this Winter I would have said they were happily living outside.

I confess to being possibly a little over-smug about how well they enjoyed living outside. The back of the Courtyard Garden is shady and seemed to suit them well. I ...