There were high winds in the area a few weeks ago and unfortunately we had some damage. A huge fir cracked off at the base and came crashing down.
It fell away from the house… a good thing… and crashed onto the lupine meadow.. a bad thing.
We will have the tree removed in April and take down some others as well. The house looks pretty naked now. We will have a lot more light on the east side…and the porch will get more sunlight. Can I still drink my morning coffee on the porch in my bathrobe and not scandalize the neighbors? I hope so! The wrens have lost their nesting tree so I will need to find a new location for the wren houses. I will also need to dig up all the shade plants that will no longer be in shade. There were lots of May apples under that tree. I think I my have some plants to share.
Gardening challenges never end. And a blizzard is forecast for tomorrow…
Gramma Penny's Garden 
Such a blessing that it fell away from the house!
The snow will melt. Spring is coming soon!
Eep! Glad it missed your house! The snow is beautiful.
I hope the blizzard wasn’t too bad, I know it’s been over two feet in places.
Don’t worry too much about the shade plants. We chopped a spruce tree 80′ high because it was posing a threat to the house (6 feet from the walls). The plants around it, epimediums, hellebores etc are still doing just fine. They’re east facing too.
That’s what I am hoping. May apples go dormant for us in July so they may be fine. It will be interesting to watch what happens.