The snow has been rapidly melting. We’ve had several days in the mid and even high thirties. Only the largest or most shaded piles of snow remain.
I went out this weekend to survey the damage to my garden plants. Most of them are okay. Some of them have a broken branch or two. One butterfly bush is completely bent over and broken, but that’s not too bad because they grow quickly. My saddest casualty is my camellia bush. It grows so slowly. It’s taken several years to get about knee high. And the snow has broken it.
A testament to it’s desirability in the garden is the fact that it has a blooming flower on it right now. A blooming flower on March 1!
I don’t think this will kill it, but it will take another few years before it fills out again. Dang.
That first picture is so sad – all broken with one tiny bloom. Don’t give up, little camellia! Can’t you just duct tape it back together??
When we had that one big snow/ice storm (must be over 10 years ago now) my big regret is not going out and shaking one young tree we had. Broke the to clean off, it did.
‘top’ Sorry, I feel the need to correct everyone.
It was October of 1997.
Ah yes, I remember it well.
Awwww Brad…dang.
Did you stand next to it & do your best Marlon Brando when you saw it?
“Camelliaaaaaaa!”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpjsoC1F74o
Sensitive tree-hugger side says, “Dnag…I am so sorry! Now I feel guilty that our rose bushes, fontina, and other flora seem to have gotten through all this nonsense in one piece.”
Pragmatic side says, “Yea, but are your gutters broken? Your roof in tact? Then quitcher whinin’ already!!”