Yes, the typical trampoline-somewhere-on-a-house-after-a-storm photo. We see those here too, @Doghouse Riley. Might be a stupid question, but can't people learn from other people's mistakes? Or at least one's own? A chap up the street got their trampoline through the roof of their house, and only because he thought the winds wouldn't be that strong. @MIKE ALLEN, so sorry about your conifer. Sometimes needs must, even though it's hard. @Sjoerd, I hate it when old trees fall in a storm or hurricane! It's almost like losing a neighbour. I hope the rest of the promenade is OK.
I used to worry about our tea house roof after I first built it with that big overhang at the front. <<<< But with the turned up corners, the wind pushes down on it so it balances wind trying to push it up. Well it's survived for 35 years,
Update on my previous message. Sunday. I took a bag of kitchen waste downstairs to put in the wheelie bin. The doors or gate to the garden have been damaged by the wind, not to worry too much as I had plans to make two new ones. The corrugated roofing sheets I had placed up the garden prior to making a new roof for the garden entrance, have been scattered about. Six sheets at a cost of £120.00 I hope they are not damaged. Daughter Amanda straight away said, 'I'll come and give you a hand.' She's disabled and on crutches. Granddaughter Chloee probably will also offer help. Never mind. I will probably get on and do the job. Monday. Oh its already Monday. 00.36 hrs. I will contact local council about the conifer. This is going to be interesting. A visit/inspection by council officer. The antics of the nextdoor neighbour will be revealed. He works for a building firm. He as divided the garden off and is dumping all-sorts there. I presume his boss is giving him the money to dump at a legal tip, and that he probably pocketing the cash. For me, I have a busy time ahead. In addition to the aforementioned. I have a hospital appointment on Friday. Then to save my roses from damage, if and when the tree surgeons arrive. I will have to move all the containers to another part of the garden. Never mind. I will have to save my catnaps until later.
Hiya Mike, if we were just a bit closer we would lend a hand. Maybe you could find a local odd job man for a day?
It's still very windy here but next door has a trampoline in the back garden and it hasn't moved at all, but it was worse 5 years ago when we did see trampolines scattered around.
So sad to see all of the stress and damage and disruption. As a "tree hugger" the fallen trees make me sad too.
Well I managed to get out today, (Monday). To fix/repair the garden gate/doors not too bad. Job done. Now to concentrate on the roofing sheets. I had to cut and remove a couple of tree branches to which one or two sheets had collided with. I must say my thoughts for the future lifespan of the corrugated bitumouse sheets, are not too promising. Still I'm 82 so at least a couple of years service. So having sorted the gates/doors. These are being replaced when the roof is done. Now up the garden path. I continued to cut up some Philadelphus waste. also to tidy up my Lily tubs. I specialise in growing Roses, Lilies and Fuschers. The latter are grown in the greenhouse. Gardenwise I am forced to grow my roses in 15Ltr. pots and also my Lillies. Many of my Lilies are or have already produced new growth, so time to start feeding. Roses, lilies and fuchsias are hungry plants. Perhaps out of the three. The fuchsias are the easiest. These are in max 6inch pots. They can be a bit of a pain. Pinching out and concentrating on the overall shape of the plant. Here. I must admit. I have and never will, enter any of my plants into shows. Out of the three. Lilies are of course the shortest flowerers. So time to get the tools out and, enjoy yourself.
Hiya Mart, Thst totally depends upon the tree sort. Some have taproots and others have no taproot but just more smaller but widely fanned-out superficial roots. They were just talking about this subject on the telly yesterday whilst telling folks about the dangers of falling limbs and trees. They tell us to stay out of the woods until the rangers can check the trees and remove the dangers. Our ground is a bit over-saturated with rainwater, an added hazard for blow-overs. The lads were hard at work in the woody park outside our apt. building, buzzing the limbs and tree trunks with their chain saws.
