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Storm Hector Damage
Our garden has taken a bit of a battering in Storm Hector, although no doubt less than others, especially those further north (we are in Northumberland). I'm trying to sort out what to do. I'm fairly confident about much of it but I have two general areas of uncertainty. I have tried Google searches but all the commentary (apart from one other post in this forum) seems to relate to winter conditions.
We have a number of different plants which have "bent". There is no break or "kink", just a general curve in the stems. Plants include Irises, Sambucus and Cephalaria. Do I stake them straight, or hope that in calmer conditions they will gradually straighten out by themselves?
We have a Rowan Joseph Rock. Checking it after the storm, it rocks (sorry - no joke intended) and I don't think it did before. It is still standing upright. Would it be a good idea to re-stake it or is it better just to let nature do its thing? The tree has been in place about 6 years and was staked for the first one or two
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