Here in Cornwall I had the corner of one of my home- made, plastic melon cloche/tunnels lifted and my 6 foot high Bijou sugar peas were leaning like a drunken sailor, even though they are anchored down at each end. Mind you, they make quite a solid wall for the wind even though it was hitting them from the side. All in all, got away quite lightly. Last year, in April, I had the weatherproofing material ripped off the side of my shed by the wind!
Cold frame damaged, again, but this time it is only aluminium parts that need replacing. Raspberries half shredded. Chillis destroyed. One sweetcorn shredded. Some leeks shredded. Squash destroyed. Lupin half destroyed. Amazingly most plums stayed on, as did currants, and strawbs. But I suspect severe damage to the currant, hard to tell through the foliage but it is spreading very wide now. Some quince buds down, most still on. At least the fence panels I replaced last year survived.
Gardening seems to be constant disasters, and thinking up fixes.
Aluminium greenhouse roof vent blown completely out of the frame (not seen that before!) and the glass in it smashed. Luckily, I bought a 'job lot' of 4mm polycarbonate sheet a few weeks ago so it was repaired in minutes. And I drilled some holes at the hinge point of both the frame and vent and wired them together, so that particular design failure won't be troubling me again.. Still very windy but we've had no rain in Leics - more's the pity as I've just had to water the strawberries again. Luckily most fruit still seems to be on the trees and bushes.
A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
Surprisingly it's been the rhubarb that suffered, the biggest plant has all the major stalks torn and flattened, and all three plants have some damage. With all these stems I am going to have a go at making rhubarb vodka.
Very windy today no rain at all in birmingham got 2 loads of washing dry lol no damage in the garden but it is full of green bits ? Off next doors sycamore tree. Ponds full of it
I live in North Cornwall and things were pretty windy here earlier this week.
Top of my black sambucus has snapped off and the new stalks of my stipia gigantica are all bent over. My climbing rose looks a little battered but I think its okay.
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Here in Cornwall I had the corner of one of my home- made, plastic melon cloche/tunnels lifted and my 6 foot high Bijou sugar peas were leaning like a drunken sailor, even though they are anchored down at each end. Mind you, they make quite a solid wall for the wind even though it was hitting them from the side. All in all, got away quite lightly. Last year, in April, I had the weatherproofing material ripped off the side of my shed by the wind!
Cold frame damaged, again, but this time it is only aluminium parts that need replacing. Raspberries half shredded. Chillis destroyed. One sweetcorn shredded. Some leeks shredded. Squash destroyed. Lupin half destroyed. Amazingly most plums stayed on, as did currants, and strawbs. But I suspect severe damage to the currant, hard to tell through the foliage but it is spreading very wide now. Some quince buds down, most still on. At least the fence panels I replaced last year survived.
Gardening seems to be constant disasters, and thinking up fixes.
Felled lupins, but other than that, unscathed. Surprised there weren't more branches down, gven they are in full leaf
Aluminium greenhouse roof vent blown completely out of the frame (not seen that before!) and the glass in it smashed. Luckily, I bought a 'job lot' of 4mm polycarbonate sheet a few weeks ago so it was repaired in minutes. And I drilled some holes at the hinge point of both the frame and vent and wired them together, so that particular design failure won't be troubling me again..
Still very windy but we've had no rain in Leics - more's the pity as I've just had to water the strawberries again. Luckily most fruit still seems to be on the trees and bushes. 
Lost 2 sunflowers, some broad beans flattened apbut retrievable, and the onions took a battering. Quite lucky really.
Not too bad other than these petunias...
Surprisingly it's been the rhubarb that suffered, the biggest plant has all the major stalks torn and flattened, and all three plants have some damage. With all these stems I am going to have a go at making rhubarb vodka.
My clematis Prince Charles shoots have taken a battering - lots of broken ones and sad, shrivelling leaves
I live in North Cornwall and things were pretty windy here earlier this week.
Top of my black sambucus has snapped off and the new stalks of my stipia gigantica are all bent over. My climbing rose looks a little battered but I think its okay.