She says it was in the teens & there was a good deal of wind --- wind chill around 8. They are in pots on the patio & she moved them up next to the wall of the house. She has no shed or barn to move them into & she thought moving them into the heated house was probably not a good idea.
See, she's moved from a house & yard in N.C. to a townhome in Va. Beach, Va. & the only gardening space she now has is the patio which gets only shade.