Storm damage

19 years ago

Did anyone else have damage from the "thunderstorm" the other night? I saw on the news people in North Fort Myers had significant damage. I lost half my cassia alata, my 15' duranta came out of the ground and I had orchids everywhere. I am having my pool and lanai redone so my orchid collection is outside. I found orchids 10' away in my neighbors yard, tags are lost, pots are broken as is my heart.

I guess we are going to take the duranta out. It was hurt badly in Charlie but I didn't want to remove it as it protects my orchid room. Any suggestions for a pretty replacement that can take drought, is evergreen and will provide a little shade in the summer and warmth in the winter? I just can't think what I want to put there.

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katkin_gw
19 years ago
Oh, I am so sorry to hear about the damage you had. It is very disheartning I know. What about a lance pod tree?
barbcoleus
19 years ago
No we didn't get any fierce storm in our area of Cape Coral. I am so sorry to hear about the damage. Believe me, I KNOW what you're going through because I've been there.
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AmberSky
19 years ago
Oh that sucks! I'm sorry to heard of the damage.

How about another bamboo? A big, fat brug? A traveler palm?
cindeea
19 years ago
Lady-WOW We totally missed any high winds or damage over here. As a matter of fact, the last 2 days we were even without rain, although we heard it all around us. So sorry for your loss. That must be frightening to see your precious orchids go flying. I can't wait to see your pool/lanai remodel. You will have to have a celebration when it is all finished, the waiting can be brutal!
FlowerLady6
19 years ago
Sorry to hear about your losses Lady. It always make us sad to lose our 'babies'. May your garden be as lovely as ever soon and your heart healed in the process.

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Lady
Original Author
19 years ago
Thanks everyone! The storm was wild for about 5 minutes and then just rain. I watched wind and rain come swirling down and within a foot of the ground it looped back up towards the sky it was like something you see in a movie. Since it was so quick I had no idea it caused so much damage.

Katkin thats an idea. I got a lancepod baby from Ricky just a few months ago and haven't figured out where in the world I was going to fit it in.

Amber don't get me thinking about more boo! 5 patches in this little yard is more than enough.

Cindee its a good thing I didn't see any of those orchids flying. It was the next day after work that I found out how bad things really were.
cindeea
19 years ago
Well glad you didn't witness your babies flailing through the air, it may have given you heart palpitations!

We got some nice, mild and steady rain this afternoon. And since I was good this morning and Dennis took me to HD, Tootie Smudge and me laid down for an afternoon snooze during the rain! Hope everyone gets some good showers today.
Lady
Original Author
19 years ago
This morning I was in the yard and noticed something looked not quite right with my areca palm. This is a 20+ year old patch that is pretty big and strong so I was really surprised to see the tops of 4 palms were ripped off. 3 are still attached by threads. Dang I guess I better go inspect things. I really haven't been spending much time in the yard since all the deconstruction started.