After a long stretch of extreme heat and humidity with no rain, today we have a little break. There was a bit of rain during the night and it was only 77 when we got up. All the days with a heat index at 100 or higher were brutal. Needless to say, I did not do any yard work. The weather forecast does say more rain later today.
But early this morning with it cooler, cloudy, and a breeze, I got out and did a little work out there. The heat has been really hard on the blooming shrubs and other plants. They did get watered some, but it's just not the same. The blooms on the Hydrangea bushes looked like they had been burnt. I dead-headed all of those. I am hoping the little buds I saw on the stems will continue to grow. The Day Lilies are about done except for some lovely yellow ones still blooming, so I took care of those, too. By the time I finished with all that and cleaning up, it was getting hotter and I came inside.
We've had repairs on our sprinkler system and it now seems to be better. None of the repairs or work by the landscaper have been done yet. I was very careful walking around out in the yard trying to avoid the holes and trenches caused by the tree work.
However...... The front is doing pretty well and here's a picture of the new little Liriope blooming. The new small shrubs are doing well, too.
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