There was one perfect summer day
we spent at Jessica's Garden & Lobster Shack.
It was in the mid-80s, low humidity,
hot in the sun, cool in the shade.
The grass was green. Her plants looked healthy.
But that was it, so far...
I emptied 5 inches of rain from the rain guage
after last Sunday's huge storm.
I had dumped 4 inches previously, and a couple of half-inches
and single inches in between.
We've had two heat waves of three days
above 90 degrees.
The plants are soaked and soggy--
and heat stressed at the same time.
I've also been battling whiteflies in the dahlias,
and Japanese beetles
in the roses and other perennials.
I've sprayed them with Neem oil,
cut back stems and removed leaves.
Good news.
They are making a come back.
And I can't keep up with deadheading
the daylilies.
What will August be like?
These poor plants--
and exhausted gardener!
So thankful for that perfect day.
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