Well, this isn't the same as perennials, orchids, shrubs, trees and the like... but a few years back my sister-in-law from Florida happened to be up here for Thanksgiving; I didn't have the veg garden cleaned up at that time and it really did look pretty sad, but I was quite shocked when she took one look at it and started crying!
I guess Floridians don't grasp that freezing kills stuff up here!
Like Rick, though, I've had the "compost pile cure" work on more than one plant that I thought was a goner...
