Hurricane Earl in the Backyard

The worst seems to be over now and we were only without power for 3-4 hours.  There didn't seem to be too much major damage till Kelly came home and told me about the tree down next door.  All the glads out front were broken or snapped off, whether they were staked or not.  The dahlia that we staked faired better but it's a darn good thing we staked them.  Many of the plants were blown around so much that the earth looks scooped out around the bottom of the stalks.  I'm hopeful that most will recover.  My hibiscus had 8 big blooms on it this morning and they are all shredded.  The new glad in the back that is about to bloom survived.  Most of the papyrus was snapped off down low on the stalks.  All of my bamboo trellises holding up clematis were totally trashed and snapped off but all the plants seem to be still in the ground.