I'm guessing the first is some type of evening primrose. The second one is Malva moschata. If you don't deadhead it, every one of those seeds will germinate in your garden, in your grass, in the cracks in your walkway... :-( It's pretty when it's in bloom, but I don't find the flowers last long enough to keep it in my garden. I'm tearing all mine out and replacing them, next year, with the annual Lavatera. You may be right about the third one; it might also be a campanula.

Thank you all for the great advice. He's coming over to finish cleaning up, a process that was delayed by wind and rain, and I've already told him about the JM; that we could try cleaning up the damage and hope for the best next year, but that I expect him to be responsible for the damage if it doesn't bounce back. We took lots of pictures. We'll see what happens. In the meantime, once the remainder of the tree is removed, I'll try fixing up the JM and hope for the best. Darned thing is that I planted this JM about 16 years ago, when it was just a few feet tall; it took that long for it to grow to the 7 or 8 feet it's at now. Would hate to start over. Najoba, wow!...that's an awful situation. Having trees removed costs a small fortune. I know there are risks involved and it's hard work, but there's no reason for shoddy workmanship, then sneaking off as if nothing happened. I liked the guy (owner) who did my work. He had to work in tight quarters between the house, the road, and electrical wires. Accidents happen. But I wish he told me about when he called me after the job was done.

I remember when you posted when this happened, nice to know all was not lost......They look beautiful.........One yr (when I lived on the other side of the mountains) I had put miracle grow potting soil in the holes that I planted a couple plants. I covered @ night religiously, but it still on 3 different occasions they frosted to the ground...Notice I said it was 3 times this happened. I thought they were gone each time but they were on a soaker hose that had other plants to take care of. Next thing I knew, I'd have tiny mater plants comin' back. They did start to set, but just didn't have enough time to come ripe. (winter comes early and quickly some yrs over there) Point being, sometimes, maters act like 'the little train that could'.............Good for you........T (fingers crossed you get a decent yield)

Thank you for sharing! This is one of those things that should just come standard with a trash pullout!