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| Beautiful Spirea |
To my shock and horror the Beautiful Old Spirea has been removed, cut down and dug up, gone. Things like that make me feel awful that I don't pay enough attention to what is going on where I live. There was no disease that I saw on the spirea. Why it was removed is a mystery. I'll call tomorrow to find out what board meeting minutes to read as to why the spirea was removed. It feels to me like an old friend has been kicked out of town for no good reason.
I posted photos of flowers because sometimes a person just needs to see flowers.
The spirea in the photo above, not the ones in the background next to the monument, appears to have been removed without the proper channel's approval.
I haven't looked to see if the other spirea on the city green are there. The monument is U.S. Government property, as in Federal property. I was told many years ago that even the city can't even do things there without permission.
Thank you for the flowers. And I wonder too about the spiraea. Let us know if you find out.
ReplyDeleteI can't fathom why in the world they would take that beautiful bush out. I bet it had something to do with it crowding the walkway beside it.
ReplyDeleteLove the flowers!
Liz,
ReplyDeleteI sent an email. I want to read the council meeting minutes about the spirea removal to understand what happened. I will post about it when I find the answer.
Terri,
ReplyDeleteThe spirea is trimmed back just about every year. It might be that the shrub is so old, the density of the center was rotting out. That's the only thing I can think of that would warrant its removal. The city is good about removing need to go unsafe trees on the green.
Thank you for the fleurs! So sorry about the bush-that's so sad.
ReplyDeleteDebra,
ReplyDeleteYes, it is sad.
On the bright side, maybe a nice new plant will replace it.
i LOVE spirea and have many in my gardens. they are not prone to disease and need really no care at all, just pruning. perhaps they dug it up because it was growing over the path but a good pruning would have fixed that. how sad they dug it up!!
ReplyDeleteOh no.. I'm so sorry to hear that. Thanks for sharing the flowers :)
ReplyDeleteDebbie,
ReplyDeleteThe city green is so small, spirea aren't the best shrub, but at that location, one was perfect when kept cut back.
Age is my guess why it is removed.
Thanks, Hena, for sharing yous San Francisco trip!
ReplyDeleteYour fantastic food photo always make me want to cook. lol
The spires was a beauty. That is a huge loss to that area.
ReplyDeleteSad that it was removed. Hopefully something pretty will be planted there to take its place, maybe in the springtime.
ReplyDeleteMarie,
ReplyDeleteI know I will miss seeing it blooming every year.
I've made a point to take photos of it for years.
Bill,
ReplyDeleteSomething else that is pretty will be nice.
Too bad about that beautiful spirea. I wonder if it was impeding sight lines for drivers and it was a safety issue?
ReplyDeleteMaryanne,
ReplyDeleteAs it happens that corner is at Main Street and a short one way side street. The problem there is when a pick up or large vechicle parks in the first spot closest to the corner, opposite of the once spirea, it is tricky turning onto that side street because the big vechicle takes up so much room.
The sprea is doesn't block the driving view.
Beautiful floral macro shots ~ sad about the loss of the other beauty ~ sigh ~
ReplyDeleteWishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
Losing a tree or bush really hurts. I hope you find the cause and that it was inevitable.
ReplyDeleteCarol,
ReplyDeleteThis time of year when the days are shorter, spring flowers are nice to see.
Jeanie,
ReplyDeleteIt will be interesting to learn what is the reason the spirea was removed. Other than it was diseased, I don't see a reason good enough.
That is sad.
ReplyDeleteWilliam,
ReplyDeleteI agree, it is sad.
For me, taking pictures of the spirea for over 15 years makes it sting more. I've posted photographs of it years ago. Now there's a memory pine tree there as if that makes it okay.
Strange how thoughtlessness grows.