So glad you are OK, even though your tomato plants lost some height. All your late blooming daylilies are beautiful! Sellstation Campfire and August Sunset are my favorites.

Debra

The tree chopping crews are here now and cutting up and chipping the smaller tree which is down in the parking lot and partially on the street. What a mess but I am sure they will get it cleaned up. The park itself is closed due to the tree down in there. For all I know there are more trees down in the park that I can't see from here as I haven't walked down there.

I hope no one was hurt from the downed tree! Glad you are OK, & not without power too long. We've been getting thunder here, but no rain. Rain all around, but none on us. We're not bad off right now, we had rain off & on for about a week. Not a lot at a time, but I think it all added up. Supposed to rain the next couple of days, so that should help. If it really does rain.
That is a great photo of Goodbye Columbus, I love how it looks there. Beautiful group of Exit Strategy too. I've been getting tomatoes here, but they are all small. I guess because of lack of water for so long, even though I did water them some. Oh well, they do taste good.

Have been working all day, didn't know about the storms in your area, hope all are okay. You have posted more beautiful pictures, so many of the names I remember from last year, and I love them just the same. I really do like the Hibbard Exit Strategy. I am looking forward to seeing more of her hybrids, know that she does really nice late bloomers, which aren't so late this year. Avedon

Sellstation Campfire caught my eye! Hard to believe that you are into your lates. August Sunset also looks very good, even in mid-July.

Gosh that is terrible Rita. We were reading about all of the bad weather heading up the east coast this morning. I'm glad you are o.k.

Rena'

I found out by watching the local Long Island news that they are calling the storm here a microburst, whatever that means. More trees down in the Park that I could see from here. There were people injured and taken to the hospital because the old historic 80 year old gazbo here blew down and collasped in the storm. People were trying to take shelter there.

It really only was in small parts of us here in the north shore only. They said this area got from 2-4 inches of rain, most of which happened in a very brief time early this afternoon.

Rita, I was watching on the weather channel and I thought of you when those storms hit. I am glad you are ok and the tomatoes can be replaced.After all, they are just "things". Sellstation Friendship and August Friendship are my favorites...Ellie

Ellie, the tomato plants will be fine. Flatterned now but they will perk up. Tomorrow I will go and cut back any broken branches on them and stake anything that needs it.

The garden certainly got enough soaking rain. Plants will love that. Maybe the daylilies will decide to rebloom!
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Yum! Fresh picked tomatoes! All your daylilies are gorgeous. I really love the first 3 the best. Glad you stayed safe within the storm. Hope it clears up for you.
Jason

Those storms are scarey and can be mush worse than that. Good that there was no direct hit there. The tomatoes are wonderful. there is nothing like fresh tomatoes, is there?

The blooms look great too. Especially like Sellstation Campfire.
kay

I saw a little bit about severe weather there on the news too and thought about you. Glad you are ok! So sad about trees and injured people :(
There was some possibility of storm here in Iowa too, but.. nothing. Dry and hot all summer. Crop failures guaranteed in our area.

Daylilies are very pretty, and my favorite is August Sunset!
Tomatoes look yummy :) I only have Early Girl, it's still very green here.

Sheesh, that's really scary. Your tomatoes look great, though, and I'm sure the plants will be fine.

Hi Rita. I am so glad that you are ok. That was a bad storm. They showed it here last night on the weather channel and showed the Gazebo smashed down and the park and water there.Nice park.and WAS nice gazebo too. Maybe they will rebuild it.Love the daylilies , especially the first one. and I see you grow the PATIO tomatoes, too. I wont mess with them again, next year if I am still able to do what I want, i will plant some bigger tomatoes. I have had the ealy boy and early girl before, too. I wish we could have gotten just a little of that rain.They keep saying we have thunderstorms in the forecast, but, so far, not a drop has fallen here. Probably get a moonsoon when it does rain again.

jean

Thank you everyone for the well wishes. Yes, nothing really to complain about as no lasting damage in my garden.

The tomatoes will taste wonderful and that is only the begining of tomato season. Lots more to come. The plants will be fine. I went and cut off any broken branches on them and they are already picking up.

Jean and everyone. That was a very old historic structure in the park. There is already a newer bigger one that they use as the bandstand for the summer concerts but the old one is part of our history. Sad to see it crashed.

I could always see the water from my front porch, better in winter with the leaves down than in the summer. But with the two trees dopwn that went down I am amazed at my new view. Clear down to the water straight thru the park with no obstructions.

I just sat out on my porch and watched all the cleanup and goings on.

I bet it was nice and cool there after all that rain,at least I hope it didnt turn into a very hot day there, today. its 96 out right now,and feels like 104 they say. I know its plenty hot out there,and I need to go water the pots againJust glad you are ok, and no real damage to your property or house and blooms

jean

Jean, actually it was hot, hot, hot and because the humidity was 100% felt like a steam bath. Finially started to get cooler overnight and today it is much, much cooler. Tomorrow going to be cooler yet. The weather was great for working in the garden today. Good thing, as I had lots of cleanup that I was doing. I think they said on the weather news last night that it was 98.