Linnea 56!

So sorry to hear of the devastation to your Garden and surrounding area. I saw some of the storm on CNN this morning and it was heading our way into Central New York for sometime tomorrow.

Chances are if we miss it, which I almost doubt, because of our unusual weather this season, we're expected to have a killing frost come friday night.

Obviously that's something we can expect this time of year but to have damaging wind and hail destroy something you love is disheartening. I'm sure many on the Garden and Dahlia Forum feel your pain.

Jim

I do feel your pain too. How crushing to see all your plants beaten down. I want to cry when I only have 3-4 blow over, but the whole yard is just unimaginable! I send you cyber Kleenex :(

linnea56 ,

I am so sorry to hear about your garden. It makes me feel so sad. At least flowers and plants can be replaced. Hope you and your loved ones came out fine.
Courage!

Thanks for the sympathy! (Sniff...)I know I have to keep perspective, this is not hurricane or tornado damage after all. But still sad...I think I have an overly strong emotional bond with my plants. I heard chain saws going in the neighborhood all morning so I know lots of people lost trees.

We are expecting a MAJOR storm tomorrow morning/afternoon. It is probably the same storm which has come up and then being hit by a major cold front coming in from the north. I took the day off to garden, but I don't think there will be much of that, if any.

I am not in the midwest but you have my total sympathy. I can;t think of anything much sadder, unless it happened in mid summer. Guess Fall literally came down on you early. I hope the ground dries out and the tubers can be saved.

Linnea....i do know how you feel.....devastated!!!3 years ago...it was mid spring...color was beginning to show on my annuals..the yard look like something out of a magazine.....in five minutes...the storm that went thru...dropped enough hail to build a ....hailman?...my garden was completely hidden under the hail.....but i could see broken stems peeking out......it was awful....i just sat and cried.....well.....after the rainbow ...i was able to replace a few annuals....and midsummer it was nice again.......not quite the same though.....even the threat of hail.....makes me nervous now.......
carol

Much Sympathy to you from the NW corner of the left coast. It's been magnificent here all fall 65-72 all week & a chilly 62 today- but who's complaining!? I took a few picts. for you- to cheer you- if you can't look at dahlias, you can at least look at dahlia picts.

As you can see- our well-behaved white stuff around here usually stays up on Mt. Baker- where it's useful & pretty & belongs! Yes, that white part in the middle is a mountain- I have a better pict. somewhere that I'll look up another time.

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One of our seedlings. This one closes up at night so we call it "The Sleeper"-- looks like it has a peony in the center when it's all closed up. Unfortunately, I haven't got a pict. of it sleeping yet.

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When the sun hits some dahlias it brings out the "Fairy Dust" & everyone can use a little Fairy Dust in their lives!

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This is Wyn's Farmer John- one of our favorites- named after the husband's dad--sort of looks like a snow drift- only better!

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This is one of our 2003 seedlings. I love the hot pink with the white blending into the center.

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Another view of the Big Garden showing a bunch of our seedlings. This is looking from East to West. The other one with Mt. Baker is from West to East.

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All the seedlings have been all AA or A sized ones. Here's a nice A sized hot pink cactus- I love the color.

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THANKS FOR THE GORGEOUS PICTURES! Even though I still have lots of blooms it was so foggy today that your pictures cheer me right up! Love the "Wyn's Farmer John"". now where could I fit one more dahlia? Hmmmmm.

Time to remove more of that useless lawn!!!