DISASTER STRIKES AGAIN.

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Hello all.
I was going to show you all how my garden has improved after being under several feet of water a few months ago. On Tuesday I arrived home just after 1pm and although it was quite sunny it was also very windy.
My Passion flower at the bottom of the garden was looking good along with my 2 clematis, I also have some very pretty shrubs that over the past couple of weeks were running away with themselves so I was going to get some photos to show you.
All of a sudden there is an almighty crack and this very large tree comes down straight over my garden, and the rest is history. Take a look for yourselves.

Well what can I say other than another fine mess. I had to wait for Christopher to come home before we could make our minds up as to the best way to deal with it. So the next day out comes the saw and away we go. Once the tree was cut into smaller bits we were able to remove the rest by hand over my plants. Luckily the damage wasn’t too bad, I will have to cut back the passion flower and clematis as they were damaged but I am sure they will be fine. The shrubs also will need cutting back, the bulbs I had there will be fine as they had finished flowering, but hey ho it could have been worse.

On a happier note take a look at this little fellow he/she is just a day old, mum, dad and the other 2 goslings have just jumped into the water to have their first ever swimming lesson. This little one is not to sure whether he wants to go for a swim just yet.

Here is a new mum with her 4 little ones just a few hours old. Christopher say the last one hatch and then the baby started looking around this bright new world. I know that alot of people don’t like the geese but we love them , they are so good at fetching up the youngsters. They have a crech where 4 or 5 adults will look after all the youngsters and some times there can be dozens to look after.

Number 4 is there underneath mum.

Now this plant was already in the garden when we moved here so I haven’t a clue what it is. I wouldn’t call it a tree as it is more like a shub/bush. I cut it back each year and then in the spring it has these very nice clusters of white flowers. The next photo shows you how big it is.
I took a cutting from it last year and that too has flowered this year.

Can anyone tell, do holly bushes flower? I have a very sad looking holly tree which I call my up-side-down tree as all the branches grow up-side-down, they are growing towards the ground and not towards the ski. Well this poor tree is covered with what looks like flowers. I have had several people say that holly bushes do not flower and this is a fungus. I must admit the tree does look sad as most of the branches have turned yellow. Should I take it down is the question?

This is what is growing on the tree at the end of its branches. Alot of its leaves also have black spots on them.

On this sad not I will say goodbye untill the next time, when I hope to have some photos of my garden.
All the very best Sophiejo :-)

• 7 May, 2009
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