Am distraught

aww jane what a shame and i can understand how you must feel, strange how it got out and wouldnt have thought it would eat so many things and so much, hope you can save some of your plants, hope things seem clearer when you have chance to calm down and think, keep your chin up jane x

Oh dear Jane, I am so sorry. No wonder you are so distraught. I would be too, but I expect a lot of it will regrow, and although you may have to wait a few weeks you will probably be surprised at how it will pick up. Try not to get too upset about it and look on the bright side. Things can only get better. Lol.

ooooooooo NO.... that is just not fair...... this is worse than me seeing a snake in the Pond this afternoon. I am going to let you in on a secret. I do not like going away for the very reasons that there are 2 deers which lurk about in the field and eventually come into my garden, since eating some of my plants I get worried about going away... they seem to control my social life a bit. :(

I'm sure they will recover Jane,you had a lovely break away with friends,just think of that.Animals are so unpredictable you couldn't have put in any more measures than you did. I'm sure you will check your fences now and hopefully it won't happen again,you can't stop having a social life or ,as you say what would be the point :)

Revenge, mint sauce springs to mind!!!!
But I'm sure after their good pruning your roses will grow back big and strong.

Thanks I hope so. The roses in pots have no leaves or blooms on at all. Just a few green stalks. There are a few leaves left on the bottoms of the bean stalks, they were up to the top of the wigwam, am hoping they will recover - eventually! All this years growth on goosegogs gone. It's just we were only gone for 24 hours and left garden in show condition ( well ok maybe that's a bit of an exaggeration, but it was looking good) and to come back and find so much destruction is heartbreaking.
The fences are all good, this particular lamb was in a field we have never had one escape from but sheep, particularly horned ones can get out of anywhere. Anyway no use crying over spilt milk as they say. Does anyone know if the roses should recover at all? Jx

I think they will. Look on it as an extra prune

Thankyou all for your comments. Michaella I know just how you feel about leaving the garden. It almost feels as though they are just waiting for that moment when your back is turned and gobble gobble munch munch they have supper and you have no garden!! Don't think I'd have been overjoyed to find a snake in the pond either. Anyway, I have just about stopped sniffing and snivelling and feeling sorry for myself and will tackle garden tomorrow and try and get it back into some sort of shape. Jx

Oh no, that's so sad! I hope all your plants recover well! I will pray for them!

Thank you Pip. At least they won't get greenfly! Jx

awww sorry that has happened, keep your chin up :o)

Jane your roses will recover and I'm sure they will be beautiful next year. Maybe this year a little garden shopping trip is needed to cheer yourself up. Plant something beautiful to look at :-)) A xx
Ps shout mint sauce out load everytime you pass the sheep, it will make you feel better!!

Sorry to hear about your garden. It must be very distressing for you. I hope you'll be able to get it back in shape over the summer.

Thanks guys. It's just so frustrating! Jx

I can just imagine how you must have felt,Jane,its so sad,after all the hard work that goes into making a lovely garden....So sorry..and after having a nice time with your friends..to come home to that x.

Thanks Bloomer, I was gutted. I cried for ages, but that doesn't solve anything......................so just got on with tidying up today. I winced a few times though. I know on a world scale of things, my garden is neither here nor there, but as you say, so much work, effort and money! I can't afford to replace anything at the moment. so will have to look at chewed plants for a while. Am hoping roses won't die, but there are no leaves on them at all! Thanks for the kind thoughts though. Jx

Oh that's terrible Jane...you must have been devastated, little monkey! Hope it looks a bit better now...and hopefully some of your plants will only have had a good prune, not the veg though I bet....maybe a sculpture of 2 lamb chops positioned in the veg garden would make you grin next year at this time........X

a sort of clenched teeth grin :o))

Grrrr....yes!

Keep grining my friend, those roses will be spectacular by the time we are 51 : -))))

Oh that's ages and ages away!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol