I have been in Newcastle this morning for a medical appointment (not related to the loose body ha ha) and just got home so this is another series of phots taken in our garden yesterday.
I put these together in a collage to show just what 39/40 degree C heat does to some of our plants. They have been well and truly scorched.
I think the fuchsia in the centre is done for. Can't cope with that level of heat.
Weather can be a friend and a foe ! Too much of a good thing in this case !! So sorry to see the state of your flowers in the heat ! Hope you are fairing better than this ! x
I can understand that. Plants here are used to a hot climate but when it reaches the 40's you can see they are suffering even though I water them very frequently.
What a shame, what a heat, I wouldn’t cope, we have had the odd heat wave with just a few days of those sort of temps, we closed the curtains and windows and stayed in. We don’t have AC here !
The only saving grace for our garden has been the rain - so much of it!! And the humidity that comes with it makes it feel even hotter. Sad as they are, your two images on the ends do look lovely. :)
@merrelyn Coller now but still very humid. January and February are our hottest and most humid months. I can cope with the heat but the humidity is the killer.
@craftymeg Thanks. I can cope with the heat more than cold. Thank God for air-conditioning.
@happypat I don't think the fuchsia will survive, it isn't cut our for our climate but I do love them. At least it has given us a lot of pleasure until our recent high temperatures.
@ollyfran Wow I couldn't cope with - 49 degrees. I can deal with the heat but cold isn't for me these days.
@robz We haven't even had your rain. It always seems to miss us.
@gardenfolk It is summer here in Australia. It is also very humid at the moment. December, January and February are our summer months but January and February tend to be rather humid. By the end of February it should be better. Today is cooler but it is going to heat up again tomorrow apparently.
Will respond to your email when I can sit long enough at the computer LOL.
@illinilass we do need the rain but the sun did the damage
@bluemoon probably going to be really hot for the next few weeks yet
@ludwigsdiana our frangipani and jasmine are doing well but we knew the fuchsias would suffer
@koalagardens I've seen the rain up north on the tv. Hope you don't flood again like Brisbane has had
@casablanca No rush, just get well first
@beryl ha ha I am faring much better than this
Ian
@merrelyn Coller now but still very humid. January and February are our hottest and most humid months. I can cope with the heat but the humidity is the killer.
@craftymeg Thanks. I can cope with the heat more than cold. Thank God for air-conditioning.
@happypat I don't think the fuchsia will survive, it isn't cut our for our climate but I do love them. At least it has given us a lot of pleasure until our recent high temperatures.
@ollyfran Wow I couldn't cope with - 49 degrees. I can deal with the heat but cold isn't for me these days.
@robz We haven't even had your rain. It always seems to miss us.