This is what the garden looks like the day before Christmas. The red and white roses are in fill bloom and the jacaranda, though not flower laden this year, still looks lovely. A storm with torrential rain and hailstones left enough damage to make any gardener weep. It happened in the afternoon on Christmas day, starting with heavy rain and lashing wind. Then the hailstones began to pour down from the sky. The large leaves of the rhubarb were in tatters and the delicate leaf stalks of the zucchinis and squash were easily broken. This morning I collected a bowl of green tomatoes, ripped from the vines.
The hailstones covered the lawn and the footpath strewn with jacaranda flowers.
The white petals of the Iceberg rose covered the ground beneath the standard form.
Nothing can be done about the vagaries of nature and all gardeners are very aware of that sad truth.
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