PLANT RAAAAAAAAAAAGE

[nonelvis]

The tree pruners finally left, so I went out to the backyard to check on the damage and discovered that not only is our yard now full of impact craters, my beloved giant rudbeckia is GONE. One hundred percent, totally, completely gone, cut down to a few inches of stalk. It was in full bloom and one of my favorite plants to look at.

I have to think that something large fell on it, and the guys had no choice to cut it back. But I am very, very, very angry that no one checked with me first.

If this plant doesn't come back next year, the neighbor is buying me a new one.

Comments

[mmancuso.livejournal.com]

Perhaps a note to the neighbor? In the I-thought-you'd-want-to-know-that-the-tree-thugs-did-this kind of thing. That way, later, when it doesn't come back, they'll remember the incident and what caused it. Just wondrin.

[nonelvis]

The pruners will be back later this week to finish the job -- currently the tree resembles the world's largest truffula tree, because only its uppermost branches are left -- so I'll have it out with them in person then.