So, we had some storms… resulting in…
This is what I first noticed… just off the edge of my deck this root ball was sticking out of the ground….
That's my neighbor's deck, the top of the tree went just to the side of it (no damage there)… in fact the tree missed 2 houses - I have 3 neighbors along the side of my lot… no pets, people or buildings damaged… Tree was 90-100' tall, good news is it was a Cottonwood :)
Roots & Pit… the dirt on the roots reached about 5' above ground level (nose level for me & I'm about 5'5")…. picture was taken from above (on my deck)...
What you can't see because of all the branches is what IS under the tree...
Yep, a Chain Link fence (one neighbor)...
And a wire fence (another neighbor)...
Pictured here is a local hero at work, Lloyd… he's a neighbor down the street that has a lot of experience cutting up big trees (he climbed one to cut it for us a couple years ago), and the proper tools as well… His young son & I did most of the hauling away (except for the big chunks)…
My Ninebark got blown to bits… most of her blooms are gone after a series of storms we've had (some since these pics)...
My decorative grasses got flattened...
My Weigela got bent out of shape… I've had to trim her back a bit… later storms knocked a good number of her blooms off as well...
One of my Beardtongue got pushed over & had to be propped back up...
My Smoke Bush and Bridal Veil Spirea got mangled… I was able to push them back into place & they've recovered, though later storms stripped my Spirea of her blooms :(
Not everything didn't like the storms… this little beauty, a Daisy named Becky, decided to start opening up and make me smile…
Then, just when we'd gotten the cleanup done earlier that day… another storm hit… and it was raining so hard that Brooks Pond filled up in about 15-20 minutes… I think that's a record… notice my Birdbath trying to float away…
But we've also had some very nice warm sunny weather… and things are continuing to bloom & grow...
Snap Dragon blooms...
Spirea blooms...
Balloon Flower bloom
Weigela… see all the blooms on the ground that have been knocked down by storms :(
Beardtongue has recovered, no longer needs to be propped, and continues to bloom...
Another Beardtongue going strong...
And my little Beardtongue is doing well...
This is one of my Campanula (Bell Flower) plants, with its first bloom open...
Jacob's Ladder blooming like crazy...
Becky is wide open now after all the warm weather… :)
My little Hydrangea is growing & I hope will start to produce blooms soon...
My big Hydrangea (Annabelle) is getting ready to bloom...
Snap Dragon blooms...
Snap Dragon blooms...
Snap Dragon blooms…
Ok… now I'm caught up :) Until next time!!
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