Garden ruined!!

Just got back from holiday to discover that the neighbour had not watered the garden, as he promised...and as a result, almost everything is dead, esp. the climbing plants...no more honeysuckle, no more clematis, no more sweet peas, no more peas or beans...and he let one of the mini-roses die....
Some of the beans survived, but all the peas died off. The blueberries died, I THINK some of the raspberries may have survived...

I am SO UPSET about this...I haven't seen him , and there MAY be a reason, maybe he was ill or had a family emergency, but if so he could have let me know, surely.

It's not just the expense of replacing the dead items which terrifies me, it's the fact that I spent FOUR YEARS building up the garden from NOTHING, and now I have to cut down all the dead plants and put them in the compost bin, and start again.....

 

so sorry to hear this, I know how upset I'd be if it were me.
Wish I coukd offer more than just my sympathy :(

 

What a calamity- how long were you away? Were your plants in containers?

Even the longer established plants died? I can understand annuals and the veg succumbing, but clematis and roses too- that is such a massive shame.

I hope your neighbour has a decent reason, not that it will change the outcome.

Im really sorry to hear your news.

 

What a rotten home-coming. I can see why some keen gardeners won't go on holiday during the summer months.

I should wait a bit before you write off the honeysuckle and the clematis. They're both very good at coming back from the dead. I've recently had to hard prune a honeysuckle quite a long way into the old wood and I can already see tiny leaf buds. Clematis will often shoot from the base of the plant.

I do hope you find that you haven't lost as much as you fear.

 

Hello Leonora, haven't seen you for a while, obviously because you were away, and what a disasterous homecoming.

Like all your beautifully tended to shrubs and plants ... the neighbour should be dead by now! I know how you have tended your garden over these past years and my heart goes out to you ...

 

Not a nice homecoming, but I'm sure it's not as bad as it looks, once you've got over the shock and had a proper inspection. As other others have asked, were things in pots or in the ground? As Clara Lou says, climbers are resilent so fear not. And blueberries should recover as well.

 

Leonora, don`t give up just like that. Give everything a good soaking and most of it will come back. I can`t believe the Honeysuckle and Clematis are dead. Soak it all.:gnthb:

 

Oh I can feel your anguish. Such a shame. I would be ripping too. It has been so very dry and hot where you are. I hope your plants revive with a good drink. Then go get your neighbour with an axe. I hate when people say they will do something then don't bother. Grrrrrrr

 

Sad ...so sad... Come back to us with an update Leonora..please

 

Leonara, let us know how you are getting on, hope a good watering will make some of them revive.
I know you cant get the peas and beans going again but the enstablished plants should hopefully come back.

 

Has your neighbours post built up, is the doorstep full of milk bottles ? If he is still alive offer to look after his kids while he goes on holiday.:grn:

 

:rotfl:

 

It may not actually be a total disaster, I saw a huge bumblebee gorging itself on the remaining lavender this morning.
I don't know what has happened to the neighbour....think he has probably just gone on holiday and forgotten about it. What makes it more annoying is that he has my mobile number, he could have let me know if there was a problem.