Mother Nature screamed today
Just had 1 3/4” of rain and hail in 20 minutes, some bad damage in places, streets and my yard are flooded.
More to come.
Sherry
Comments (16)
sherrygirl zone5 N il
4 years ago
This was my Winter Snow.
Brother Stephan just got put in the garden a few days ago.
this was my Sum and Substance : (
Had some good results too, will add that later, I’m bummed......
Sherry
Related Discussions
Since Mother Nature cancelled my golf game today....
Comments (4)LOL i understand that!! my hubs don't understand why i want to start composting and recycling, drives me nuts!! he says theres a trash can we should just use it. ahhhhhhhh. i like the idea of taking control of my life and the trash i bring in!! HA!! LOL at least i can do something good with the trash!! and it goes to show one mans trash is literally anothers treasure!! LOL i'm soooo glad your plants are doing soooo good!! mine are despite the fact that i put undone grass clippings on the ground by them for weed control. (didn't really help) and they are still doing awesome!! i can't wait til the real stuff!!! *wishing, waiting, hoping LOL* *big grin*...See MoreMother Nature's Assassin
Comments (15)Mona, you're right about the number of predators, but all numbers are up this year and I wonder if is because of the early onset of summer in Oklahoma in mid-May. Seems we are overrun with almost everything. Right now, I'm fighting milkweed beetles in the garden, and just when I think I'm on top of that situation, more appear. Grrrr. At this rate, I'm wondering if I will get any seeds at all. Wasps are just too numerous, as well as grasshoppers, praying mantids, aphids, spider mites, and all sorts of flying things I've never seen before, too. Susan...See MoreMother Nature and her...
Comments (17)I have to add that although I can't wait for all this snow to melt, I'm quite happy about the forced time-out. You see, I enjoy reading threads on GardenWeb, and one comment published a few weeks (months?) ago really inspired me to completely rethink a large garden bed that I was planning to build this Spring. It was about planting your garden so that it looks great from within your house. The idea (almost) blew my mind. Why did I not think/read about this before? I thought it was very relevant for areas with long winters such as ours because we can only enjoy it from the outside 6 months/year. There is so much snow in winter that we would need snowshoes to walk in the garden. So I thought about how to add winter color where I was planning to plant masses of perennials. As a result, my plan is now completely different from the original. I will instead add conifers with different shades of blues, greens & yellows, tall enough that we see them above the snow line. We're going to enjoy our garden so much more this way! And I'll plant my dreamy drifts of perennials elsewhere... :)...See MoreMother Nature had different plans for me
Comments (18)Love your canna trolly popmama! That was a very smart thing to make! I wasn't aware that canna's could be overwintered in the garage. I thought that was too cold. They are sun lovers too, aren't they? Popmama, I feel like my neighbors must think I am crazy. They must wonder how I can spend so much time in the front garden (which is getting bigger) and wonder how I could possibly be taking pictures (again) of plants! I think you are very dedicated to your canna's and I understand perfectly your moving them in and out of the garage! Nicholsworth, I just noticed Hush Puppie beginning to sprout in my garage. (I had a talking to it. I said "what are you thinking!!!! It's freezing outside! Stop growing!" In regards to your hosta that are showing signs of life, I would hold back on watering unless you know for sure they are dry. Some of mine have several inches of growth, and I have not watered any one of them! Nicholsworth, that is quite a limb that fell. I am glad you had minimal damage. Nicholsworth, I don't know what to say about your canna and elephant ears showing life. My mother-in-law used to say "where there is a will, there is a way." I really didn't like her saying it at the time. I am sure you will find a way to deal with your plants. My elephant ears were bare rooted. I hope they are not awake as yet. I had better go and check . . ....See Moresherrygirl zone5 N il
4 years ago
I’m about 35 miles west of Chicago, it’s raining again right now and have a tornado watch till 9:00pm....argh. The bad damage was mostly in my backyard. The front yard has beds under 45 yo blue spruce and Norwegian pine. Those trees earned their keep today. Despite the 1/2” to 1” hail they protected a lot of my plants. Here is the good news from today, took these photos right after the rain stopped. A few holes in the leaves but not too bad. A lot of torn tree leaves all over.
Sherry
peren.all Zone 5a Ontario Canada
4 years agosherrygirl zone5 N il thanked peren.all Zone 5a Ontario Canadasherrygirl zone5 N il
4 years ago
Esther-B, Zone 7a
4 years agoYou had hail to contend with, and I'm sorry for the damage it caused to your hostas. Even though I was outside til 1 a.m. frantically putting up stakes, cutting up garbage bags, and taping them to the stakes to save my hostas and heuchies from the ravages of the idiot "landscape workers" spraying Roundup right next to my garden, they STILL managed to get weedkiller on my beautiful heuchie Frost, leaving it with numerous brown spotted ruined leaves. As my friend Chris and I labored out in my garden today, potting up my hostas and heuchies in fabric grow bags, we were astounded to see the damage to Frost (and some brown spots on my gorgeous hosta Royal Tiara) spread before our very eyes, the brown areas getting larger.
Hosta Royal Tiara before spraying
Hosta Royal Tiara a few days after spraying
Heuchie Sugar Berry a few days after spraying
sherrygirl zone5 N il thanked Esther-B, Zone 7a
nicholsworth Z6 Indianapolis