Storm Damage
It has been a windy few days. On the Friday morning of the storms the garden team were all tucked up inside, waiting for the news of what destruction Eunice would bring.
The below may read like a eulogy of fallen trees, but we are thankful is that it didn't hit the garden as hard as feared. Unfortunately, it didn't stop short of providing us plenty of cleaning up to do; the entire garden had to be safety checked, branches tugged out of shrubs and there was a nice dusting of brash over every surface.
You may notice the Cryptomeria japonica on the main lawn is looking a bit barer. It dropped a few branches and considerably more of its contents was blown out at force. Luckily, something of that size can lose a bit and make a speedy recovery and losing a bit has even made it look more balanced. Sadly, several of our mature trees didn't escape as lightly.