We were woken just after 3am by the sound of hail. Luckily the stones weren't big enough to cause damage to the house, cars or caravan, but it absolutely shredded my garden. The paths, lawn and driveway are strewn with shredded leaves. The buds on my lovely cymbidium orchid were just starting to open. This spike was broken off and the flowers destroyed.
There were still patches of hail in the garden late this afternoon. We'll have quite a clean up to do when the weather clears up enough for us to get out in the garden again.
Omw, that sure is some serious damage! So sad re your garden but I am sure next season all the plants will be fine again. At least nothing else was damaged.
Such extreme weather situations, we urgently need rain and have not had a serious downpour since October.
Such extreme weather situations, we urgently need rain and have not had a serious downpour since October.