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I'm Sick

I'm so sick; I hope y'all can cheer me up here. My husband just today cut down my beautiful Rangoon Creeper vine. It was growing over the roof of one of our sheds, over 12 feet high and hanging over the sides and blooming beyond words. I looked at this vine almost every morning and took in it's gardenia like fragrance almost every evening. It scented the entire backyard. What makes men do these things? He want to take down part of the shed. All he could say was, "well, I told you I was gonna take down the shed". I don't cry at things very easily, but I came so so so close today. Maybe it's revenge for me being on the puter so much....who knows? All I can say is I'm sick sick sick. Wish I could show you a pic but I DIDN'T HAVE ONE YET.

posted by sandiflea

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I am so sorry, sandiflea! My son did something similar to me years ago.

We had a beautiful Rododendron growing close to the house. Sometimes we even had hummingbird's nests in it where we could see them. It must have been close to 20 feet tall and had been there for at least 35 years...who knows how long. He was "helping" us paint the house. One day when I came back from town, my beautiful Rhody was gone! Nothing but a stump left. He "trimmed" it in order to paint the house!

The poor Rhody tried to come back a few times, but grandkids found the stump too inviting to climb on and kept breaking off the tender sprouts 'til it quit trying.

So sad. I feel for you!

posted by rosembeth
4 months ago

This reminds me of the post about spouses and weedeaters :)

posted by pcalenda
4 months ago

I don't know what the relationship is like between you and your husband, but I would suggest telling him he can make it up to you by buying you some mature flowering plants and I would get some REAL NICE ones, with him paying for them and planting them.

posted by collieflower
4 months ago

Sandiflea, I'm so sorry! Funny how we can love these plants, and othe rpeople just don't get it. I agree that he should get you several very nice plants to make up for it. But nothing can really replace a mature plant you love.
Rinda

posted by RindaWest
4 months ago

Cut down is not the same as Dug Up so go get you some trellaces (or have him build some) and look forward to next year. Ya think?

posted by ScottS
4 months ago

You know, I think gardening, like farming, which depends for its survival on the weather and protection from predators and such, is just an endeavor that is likely to BREAK OUR HEARTS from time to time. It's in the contract, I think.

posted by CarrieJean
4 months ago

Well, all is forgiven. He realized it truly upset me. He has great plans for the remaining "stump" of my rangoon creeper. Is going to give a a special place with it's very own trellis. I'll have to wait awhile. Thanx for all your "condolences". :)

posted by sandiflea
3 months ago

Well thats a relief at least he saw the error of his ways.
My husband had an issue with our pine trees in front of the house. They were beautiful but he did not want them to grow any higher. I told him to just leave them alone. Nope...next I saw he was nipping out the tops to "stop them growing" .....idiot.......So now we have 3 deformed pine trees still growing. At least now they are high enough that you can not see the tops anymore. MEN!!!!
I sympathize