I spent the past several days transplanting different plants, weeding, mulching… general gardening stuff. Yesterday I worked all day and finally got my bedding plants, window boxes and planters finished. Imagine my irritation when I awakened at 3:00 AM this morning by one hellacious storm. Despite the dark, torrential rain, hail balls, and sky to ground lightening, I went out to see what damage was being caused to my new little plants. My first clue that they might not fare well was the ankle high hail balls and piles of leaves and twigs ripped from the trees I was wading through. The little guys look pretty pitiful. Whether any will survive is anyone’s guess. I’m sitting here thinking about going back to bed and wishing I’d spent the past several days frolicking in the park. It wouldn’t have been nearly as big a waste of time.
It was too dark to take pictures, but these two from the pubic domain look pretty similar to what we had except you couldn’t see our grass because our ground was completely covered.
leaves downed by hail
Elizabeth Melton Parsons 
May 22, 2014 at 5:42 am
Fingers crossed your little plants were too low to get battered badly and that they weather the storm well.
xxx Huge Hugs xxx
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May 22, 2014 at 10:46 am
Thank you, David. Most of them did not weather the hail too well. They’re pretty much shredded. even my large tomato plants. Oh well, the joys of living in the Midwest I guess. Massive hugs to you dear friend. 🙂
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May 22, 2014 at 5:54 am
I hope most made it through. I heard last night that Denver had 3 inches of hail. Wow!!! We get frequent hail in Ok. I hated it. Sorry.
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May 22, 2014 at 10:48 am
3 inches…hummm. I think I’ll consider us fortunate then, with only an inch or so. Thank you, Levi. 🙂
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May 22, 2014 at 5:55 am
Well I will keep my fingers and toes crossed they all survived…meanwhile,please be careful! lol
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May 22, 2014 at 10:52 am
Hello, my darlin girl. My plants might come out of it, Deb, but right now they are a shredded mess. The hostas will live but the leaves are so badly damaged, they look horrible. At least the autos and house were not damaged too badly. There’s always something to be grateful for. Hope your weather is much better down under than our’s here in the US. 🙂
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May 22, 2014 at 10:01 am
I should give up gardening and take up frolicking in the park sweetie. Let the park gardeners have all the worry while you have fun. ❤
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May 22, 2014 at 10:54 am
Thank you, my sweetest friend. that is an excellent notion. I will follow your advice because I know you are always right. 😀 Love and hugs. ❤
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May 22, 2014 at 11:04 am
Wow, that was quite a storm, Elizabeth. I sure hope your little plants pull through. Keep us posted. xo
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May 23, 2014 at 8:22 am
Hi, Jill. Yeah, it was something alright. My tomato plants are dying. The bedding plants look bad and so do my bigger perennials, but they will probably live. Hope your weather has been peaceful. 🙂 hugs.
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May 23, 2014 at 9:01 am
I’m sorry about your tomato plants, Elizabeth. That’s good news on your perennials though.
We’ve had very dry and hot weather…perfect for the ants. Ugh! They are driving me over the edge! 🙂
Have a wonderful holiday! xo
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May 22, 2014 at 2:52 pm
Hello Elizabeth..
I hope the little plants survived…
What a pitty that this hail storom apperead … Anyway as the saying goes, “Naure is Wise and Strong”.
I am sure you´ll be lucky!!!.
Best wishes to you,
Aquileana 😀
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May 23, 2014 at 8:26 am
That’s true. If you look at the plants in the wild, they’re always so beautiful. Nature has a way of keeping things healthy in a wild environment. It’s our little gardens that suffer. But I’m surrounded by nature in the wild, so if my little plants don’t make it, I’ll just enjoy the wild flowers. 😀
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May 22, 2014 at 9:14 pm
WOW! If it’s not one thing, it’s the other. I hope all is well.
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May 23, 2014 at 8:28 am
Thanks for your kinds regards, Noel. It’s spring…so of course where I live that means some wild weather. I’m really sad about my tomato plants, but it’s early yet, maybe I’ll put in some more. Hope you have nice day. 🙂
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May 23, 2014 at 7:01 pm
Elizabeth, my mouth dropped wide open as I saw this post. OH I hope your plants make it. I will call out to the Nature Faeries to assist them to live! Love, Amy
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May 23, 2014 at 7:03 pm
Thanks so much, Amy. I sure hope the Faeries are willing to help. Big HUGS. Elizabeth
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May 23, 2014 at 7:22 pm
Oh, Honey, me too. I pray your Love when you planted these babies is going to pull them through as well. BIG (((HUGS))) Amy
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May 25, 2014 at 10:58 am
Holy crow. Elizabeth. Wild weather indeed. Those things look like golf balls! I thought that saying was old hyperbole.
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May 28, 2014 at 9:04 am
Yes, it was quite something. And no, it’s not hyperbole. This storm definitely had golf ball and even larger hailstones. And although we didn’t have any, they can be softball size+. Thanks for coming by and commenting, Cynthia. Have a great day. 🙂
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May 28, 2014 at 1:59 pm
You too!
The last time we had hail, the balls tore into every leaf of our hosta plants. what a sight that was.
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