Ouch Amelia
I do hope they come Back, that's why I do the yard myself I won't let DH anywhere near the mower
my DH did that 25 yrs ago, since then I won't let him go near anything concerning the yard, good luck with yours
Elizabeth

And he just proudly showed me a plant he mowed around -- a weed!!!!!

He must be my hubby's missing twin. Mine mowed over and killed all of my sugar cane. To his defense, they weren;t mulched.I wanted sugar cane!

Oh no amelia ...but since no one cuts grass all the way down to the soil level...I am sure they will come back!

When I go on vacation next month to florida...huhu...nurseries here I come rofl...my hubby is only allowed to water.

Lucy

Bad news Amelia, but they should hopefully come back either with shoots from the stalk or, as mine sometimes do sending up new sprouts from underground. I went out to the GH and do still have a smaller rooted cutting of Jean Pasco. My Southern Belle cuttings are all gone but will certainly have more this fall (or later this spring if you want to chance a green cutting). Keep an eye on them and let me know if they're doing anything in a week.
Will

Mine died back to the soil line because of the freezes here but they are coming back up from their now so I would surmise that yours will put out new leaves.

Uh oh...Are they in flower beds??...My hubby isn't allowed in MY flower beds...He did a booboo years ago with the weedwacker.

I think they will be ok...I'm SOO sorry that happened :(

knotz

They should come back. Mine all got cooked in the greenhouse and all but 3 are still alive either from the less injured parts of the stems or from the roots. Even one tiny one I had in the flower bed that I didn't dig up because it never grew an inch last year is coming back up and one I didn't know was there. Must have been one I planted and had thought it died since there was no plant there all summer last year in the pics I went back and looked at, lol. I have no clue what it is now. The only major loss I had was cuttings. I lost most of those. They didn't fare well in the garage this year unless they were larger plants.

Oh how awful! I feel your pain! I think this has to be a common trait in husbands! I bet if it had a good root system it will return and maybe even grow more vigorous because of the haircut. Keep us posted!
Joyce

I want to thank everyone for the kind words and reassurance.

Will - I may be contacting you in the fall for a cutting trade if the brugs don't recover. I would rather wait and give them a fighting chance.

Everyone - I have been laughing over this incident since my DH (now, he's DH, not just H) told me he ran over one of my plants. I really wish I knew how to use Photobucket. I would post some pix of the very short brugs and one of the nice big weed. BTW, DH thinks the weed is pretty!

Amelia rofl. I must say I can feel for your DH. You should see all the weeds I am letting grow because I think they are pretty also lol

the neighbors probably think I am nuts when they see me cutting the grass in criss cross patterns. Trying to avoid all the marigolds growing in the otherwise grass missing front yard lol

At least I do not have to worry about the deer eating those and no fence around them lol

Lucy

Amelia, Immediately go out & pound several metal pipes into the ground around your Brugs (& anything else you are fond of). Leave enough sticking out of the ground to damage the mower if he "forgets" & sink them well into the ground so he can't mow them down & continue on over the plants. "Whoops, honey, didn't see them!" will teach him after one time. LOL

My DH knocked my big planters in the ditch a couple times last year (that I found out about). Not on purpose & very gently at least. He tried to bury the evidence once. ONCE. LOL

Linda

Amelia, Im so sorry that happened, I can relate DH has cut
so many things down, he`s not allowed around my flowers
either....he`s not a plant person, he thinks if it`s green
it needs cut down.
I hope they grow back for you.
Karen

Amelis I am so sorry that happened...Al is not allowed to mow..:)))

You girls are rough. I want to find out how to get the wife to mow. Mowing the brugs will not work they are all mine, and the ones small enough to mow are in pots. It's hard to get the grass out of that native rock wall of hers.

Enough of my piddly problems. I reall did enjoy reading all the comments.

Princealbert rough is AL keeps telling me to quit using the pitch fork to clean my teeth out with...Lol hahhah cracking up!

Or when you use the outhouse and have to send AL in for toilet paper..Thats rough especially if it isnt charmin...:) He complains the whole way..... hehehhe

Or he brings you back some leaves cause you worked him too hard in the gardens! Lol hahah I am cracking up!!!!

You ever tried rubbing your hiner with a foxglove leaf? Its not pretty...Lol Okay I will stop now...Cracking up in the woods...Lol :)))

Note to self: Dont trade foxgloves they are soft...Lol

Does anybody know what the true outhouse flower is?

no Barb. But you sure were on a roll there roflmao

Princealbert you just gave me the answer....I am not trading foxgloves...I believe I got to go find me a brug loving, grasscutting man. You think I can find some woman to trade with mine? rofl

Lucy

I just want to know how the heck they manage to mow down what are obviously garden plants? My DH mowed down a beautiful triple cream datura that I was saving a seed pod on waiting for it to ripen. The plant was at least 2' tall and not leaning. I went off until DH asked if I wanted to start mowing the lawn. lol I'm sure your brug will send up more shoots.

oh wow. I think you SHOULD be screaming at him.

I'm pretty sure they'll come back :) I've even had cuttings rot down to soil level and then come back from the roots, so you should be fine.

I think hollyhocks are the outhouse flower, right?

Ria

Yes Ria you got it...I think I was slap happy yesterday from laying mulch all day..:)