What Have You Lost In This Winter?

[Ouya Mellsa]

This winter hasn't been as harsh as last year (at least in my opinion). But, this winter has killed a number of plants in my garden, whereas last year I only lost two in total.

Amongst others, I've lost a hebe, a hydrangea, a saxifraga and a bamboo which is supposed to be hardy to below -15C.

What have you lost?

[zazen999]

We went to the garden today and the bay, eucalyptus and olive look like they've been burnt. It's all the extremities and Mr Z got a little upset; but i did point out that they were covered in snow for 4 weeks-ish and hopefully they will all recover.

If the Olive doesn't - he's going to be one sad puppy.

[Ouya Mellsa]

I'm heartbroken over my bamboo. It cost me £20 and has been a focal point of my garden. It looked as though it had made it through the snow of a few weeks back, but the leaves have pretty much all fell off and the stems are crumbling.

I'll be patient and see if I get new shoots in March or April.

[zazen999]

Perhaps that's the way it deals with tremendous cold, losing all foliage and taking everything back to the roots.....fingers crossed you see some green shoots soon.

[Florence Fennel]

I'm not getting too despondent yet. My perennial flower garden (yes I have got one) is looking very sad, but I'm hoping for new life when the Spring warmth arrives. Next door are in mourning because they lost all the fish in their pond, now that is sad.

[SarahStrawberry]

I think i've lost my new foxgloves I only planted last summer and an ivy Not only have they had 2 feet of snow over them for weeks, the border they were in has been completely trampled and munched by hungry sheep that broke out of our field. I would love them to grow again but seeing the area just now i'm not too confident.

[Headfry]

My Eucalyptus looks very sad (its a huge tree) and my Pittosporum has dropped most of its upper leaves. It was a very large bush of about 15ft tall!!!! (it has the most beautiful tiny black flowers in the summer) ....I will be sad if it has been lost. Lowest temp we saw was -12.5 over night with many days showing little over -4 during the day

[Nicos]

Yikes- if last year is anything to go by, then winter is not over yet!!

I thought I'd lost my olive last year- (it was about 7ft high)

...but all was not lost cos it's grown a few new shoots from it's base.
Nope- it's not going to be the elegant shape it was- but at least it's alive!! ( and got through our -15C of this winter- under fleece)

I have however lost a greengage tree which has blown over- sickly spindly thing anyway- so no great loss.

There are a few dead looking things around at the moment , but I'm going to be an optimist ...and wait and see

[di]

I haven't checked out any of our trees,but don't they oft look dead about now anyway?
I am a little concerned about my PSB though but other than the worst,which has been fed to the chooks,I shall keep my fingers crossed that it just needs a little bit of sunshine.

[oldie]

Lost my 25 year old Lilac tree. First the heavy snow brought some branches down and then a gale finished off the job. OH is not happy.

[Headfry]

oldie, Lilacs sucker - leave the stump for a season or two - all may be not be lost.....I would wait and see!

[Mikey]

Having read about others eucalyptus, I'm disappointed that my neighbour hasn't lost theirs. At 75ft, and roughly half its fully grown size, it extends 9 metres into our garden ensuring that we are always in shade.

Eucalyptus is one plant that should not be grown in a garden, in our climate they will continue to grow for 12 months of the year and can put on 6ft of growth every year. If you are prepared to keep it under control fine, but once trimmed it actually becomes more active than before, creating a vicious circle.

On the plus side it looks like I've only lost some of my strawberries, and a few perennial herbs, I think I've been quite fortunate.

[Hilary B]

Having read about others eucalyptus, I'm disappointed that my neighbour hasn't lost theirs. At 75ft, and roughly half its fully grown size, it extends 9 metres into our garden ensuring that we are always in shade.

Eucalyptus is one plant that should not be grown in a garden, in our climate they will continue to grow for 12 months of the year and can put on 6ft of growth every year. If you are prepared to keep it under control fine, but once trimmed it actually becomes more active than before, creating a vicious circle.

On the plus side it looks like I've only lost some of my strawberries, and a few perennial herbs, I think I've been quite fortunate.

As surveyor's assistant, I HATE eucalyptus! They root deep and grab all the water they can get, which means if there is any vulnerability to clay-shrinkage, the eucalyptus is going to trigger it!

I am not sure whether I have lost my tri-colour sage. The icatarina seems OK but the tri-colour is looking sorry for itself.
There isn't much else in this garden that is vulnerable.

[Headfry]

Mikeywills, I have to agree, ours came with the house. We pay about £500 every couple of years to have the monster reduced!!! It is a lovely looking tree but just wish it was not in our garden! I should have been ruthless when we first moved in and had it chopped down but I am a bit of a tree hugger - getting worse as I get older....why it that???
ps - I swear ours grows 8-12 foot per 'good' year!!!!
Be warned folks.............

[womble]

Of my 7 PSB plants, 2 look good, 3 look like they are dying and 2 look dead. Not good