Northeast Gardening: Hurricane Irene Pt2, 0 by pirl

pirl wrote:
So many lilies were ripped out of the ground as the workers removed branches that got caught in the lily foliage! There are all of two very tiny leaves left on one clematis and another (so far) is missing until I can get down with a soft brush and go hunting for it. I had, and still have, potted lilies with corresponding signs in the ground for their placement but all those signs were ripped out by either worker's feet or wind or branch and limb removal.

I'll be overjoyed if I can find Stunning and Firestar.

The potted lilies will just have to wait another year before I can see what is lost and where the potted ones can be placed. I'm fine with that and fine with the waiting but missing the shade is a real problem for me. I just can't take the heat. In the meantime I'll use an umbrella in a cast iron stand to give me some protection and move it as needed. It's all minor compared to real suffering, being without roads and bridges like Vermont, being flooded out of a home, or other disasters resulting from the storm.

Seeing how the bark was ripped from limbs was a real eye opener.