Victims of the Heat

This past Spring, JB and I spent a day and 1/2 redoing our front yard flowerbeds. We dug up and removed the shrubs that weren't growing and planted variegated ivy to grow as ground cover. We kept the hosta that we had already planted last year.

Well, due to the oppressive heat wave we had in August, some of the new plants fell victim to the heat.

This was once pretty variegated green ivy. As you can see, it is now variegated with the brown colors of death. I don't think there is any reviving it.

This was once hosta which is supposed to be a pretty hardy plant. Well, now it is pretty dead. It still has a few green leaves but they have continually grown brown.

I guess just watering them wasn't enough. They are, however, planted in direct sunlight which caused 5th degree fatal burns. I will probably dig them up and place potted plants that love direct sunlight and can endure the oppressive heat that comes with it.

Until next time, HB