I'd have been hopping mad. He could have at least consulted you first? Yes we're used to seeing destruction around here too. I read somewhere that Northamptonshire is now one of the most 'developed' (an oxymoron if ever there was one) counties in the UK.
Thank you @1634 Racine I am trying to stay positive. But I don’t even know what I should be googling for - that plant (maybe a conifer) was already there when we bought the house. This is the remaining plant - maybe somebody recognise it and let me know the name so I can buy a replacement.
And this is what is left from the other one
And this is the gap
And while I’m at it - this is the rest of the rose
Gonna stop now, sorry about the outburst - was really not prepared to anything like it.
I think our husband's must have been in conversation Big Blue Sky, they know we love our gardens and why let someone take over when they have little or no knowledge - did he ask if they had worked on other gardens in the area so he could check out their work - I sometimes think I will give up on the garden, but I know it would end up all gravel and faceless shrubs with nothing to interest insects. However I can't moan too much as he does heavy work, shopping, hoovering etc. as I suffer with poor health and rarely go outside further than the garden.
Sorry I can't help you with your little conifer name, but I do hope something good comes out of what is so upsetting for you.
Thank you everybody for your kind words and all the support. Sorry I had to delete my posts - it is just too upsetting to keep it for eternity here on the forum. When I calmed down a little I will start a new topic asking for suggestions of how to fill the gap in the hedge.
I feel for you Guernsey Donkey2. That must be heartbreaking. Fogloves are one of my favourite flowers!
For some reason your story reminded me of a gardening episode I had with my mum when I was about 4yrs old. I'll share it with you in the hope of cheering you up.
My mum is so "good" at gardening that she can kill silk roses! Anyway, when I was 4, my mum took me into the garden to weed a large patch. After all our hard work, I was really excited to be allowed to seed it with some pretty annuals. Every day on the way to school, I excitedly went into the garden to survey progress. After a couple of weeks I noticed some green shoots sprouting up, but then after a little while they disappeared. I was really upset to see that my flowers hadn't grown that year. After informing my mum of my disappointment later in the year, she reluctantly admitted to me that two weeks after we had sown our seeds, she had gone out into the garden to weed again. She said she was very frustrated to see the weeds coming back so quickly and so she did a thorough job of cleaning up the area. Of course she realised subsequently that weeds don't grow in straight lines and she had actually dug up all the seedlings. I have since learned never to accept gardening advice from my mum.
@Big Blue Sky l missed your original post so can only hazard a guess as to what it said, and by the photos. It just goes to show that there are mistakes made in good faith when people are trying to be helpful, or doing what they think is right, and then things like that which has happened to you. Whatever help and advice you need , this forum is full of people willing to help.
Your plant looks similar to my hedging. Not entirely sure what it is but based on some previous discussions on this forum we decided it might be a Thuga conifer
I guess I'm lucky - my OH does sod all in the garden unless I specifically ask for help with something that needs two pairs of hands or a bit of extra musclepower. I don't think he even notices plants unless they overhang the driveway enough to make his car complain when he's reversing out (daft proximity sensors).
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I am trying to stay positive. But I don’t even know what I should be googling for - that plant (maybe a conifer) was already there when we bought the house.
This is the remaining plant - maybe somebody recognise it and let me know the name so I can buy a replacement.
And this is what is left from the other one
And this is the gap
And while I’m at it - this is the rest of the rose
Gonna stop now, sorry about the outburst - was really not prepared to anything like it.
For some reason your story reminded me of a gardening episode I had with my mum when I was about 4yrs old. I'll share it with you in the hope of cheering you up.
My mum is so "good" at gardening that she can kill silk roses! Anyway, when I was 4, my mum took me into the garden to weed a large patch. After all our hard work, I was really excited to be allowed to seed it with some pretty annuals. Every day on the way to school, I excitedly went into the garden to survey progress. After a couple of weeks I noticed some green shoots sprouting up, but then after a little while they disappeared. I was really upset to see that my flowers hadn't grown that year. After informing my mum of my disappointment later in the year, she reluctantly admitted to me that two weeks after we had sown our seeds, she had gone out into the garden to weed again. She said she was very frustrated to see the weeds coming back so quickly and so she did a thorough job of cleaning up the area. Of course she realised subsequently that weeds don't grow in straight lines and she had actually dug up all the seedlings. I have since learned never to accept gardening advice from my mum.
Your plant looks similar to my hedging. Not entirely sure what it is but based on some previous discussions on this forum we decided it might be a Thuga conifer