I don't know you or your nursery, but my heart goes out to you. I know how devastated you must feel. Know that we all are wishing the very best for you, your family and your nursery. Sincerely, Shirley Meneice Lauw de Jager wrote: > Dear friends, > Wednesday morning the 3/12 the Rhone bank has broken at 300 m of our > nursery. Waterlevel reached 230cm (8ft) in our house and after having saved > the maximum we retreated to the first floor. My family was secured by > helicopter on thursday afternoon. Fridaynight I was able to leave the house > with my dog and reach dry land by foot. My family, office etc is now > installed with friends in a neighbouring village Fontveille. > Waterlevel decended on saterday sufficiently to see the damage. The view is > an apocalyps. The strong current during 48hrs has collected every thing in a > great heap. There are 1-2m high "sand drifts" in the garden, barn and the > nursery and virtually all boxes, pots, and raised beds are covered with > 50-100cm of loam. The shade hall is intact but the boxes are partly covered > with debris and mud. The plastic tunnel has been flattened. > In the house and the packing store everything is on the ground and covered > by 30cm of mud. The harddisc and the main computer has neen saved and a new > office is workinng with my secretary and collaborator Marja allready in > action. A field of 2 ha with a stock of more curent bulbs only had 50cm > of water and no current. This field is now drying out and we should be able > to start shipping by the middle of january.But is it the wintergrowing > collection which is in great danger. When the sludge dry out we will try > to uncover the the plants before rotting starts. > On the Image list I will attach an a 'cartoon 'made by a friend to > 'remonter le moral' > I will keep you informed. Kind regards > > > > Lauw de Jager > Bulb'Argence > Mas d'Argence chez Boutière > 'Les Olivades, > 13990 Fontveille France > tel 31(0)490 548 201 fax 0490 910 081 > http://www.bulbargence.com/ Email: dejagerzbulbargence.com > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > > . >