tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post8060408296717639843..comments2024-03-28T16:38:10.153-07:00Comments on Late to the Garden Party: In a Vase on Monday: Heat Hardy SurvivorsKris Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-6340662179706536942016-07-02T14:06:16.382-07:002016-07-02T14:06:16.382-07:00if you lived on the lake in Zurich, you'd be o...if you lived on the lake in Zurich, you'd be on the Gold Coast/Shore.<br />That is also the temperature difference we have between the first garden in Camps Bay roasting in sun all afternoon, and this one with cool breezes and no roast. Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-61560598230639796762016-06-29T16:42:21.073-07:002016-06-29T16:42:21.073-07:00Sadly, there was even damage to some of the succul...Sadly, there was even damage to some of the succulents, Peter! I think the rapid change in temperature and humidity that accompanied that heatwave cause "agave edema." Several of my 'Blue Glow' agaves are scarred.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-61026561943229347392016-06-29T16:39:32.837-07:002016-06-29T16:39:32.837-07:00If it weren't for the watering restrictions he...If it weren't for the watering restrictions here, you could bet that I'd be outside every day watering my plants. Unfortunately, that's not really an option but I am drawing on my water savings to a greater extent than at any time since the mandatory restrictions were implemented last year.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-66926473526024567542016-06-29T16:35:18.591-07:002016-06-29T16:35:18.591-07:00Thanks Grace! It may be worth the membership fee ...Thanks Grace! It may be worth the membership fee just to attend that study weekend. Sadly, there's nothing equivalent in SoCal as far as I can determine.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-31744747287655466362016-06-29T07:57:00.443-07:002016-06-29T07:57:00.443-07:00Yikes, that's hot! Sorry for your plant losse...Yikes, that's hot! Sorry for your plant losses. I bet your succulents are taking the heat in stride. Come on up and visit the PNW. Days in the loweer 80's and nights in the high fifties.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-2412622898464557622016-06-29T02:16:53.841-07:002016-06-29T02:16:53.841-07:00I am so sorry you lost lots of plants Kris. Yes, d...I am so sorry you lost lots of plants Kris. Yes, drought and heat tolerant are two different things and when we had both heat and drought last summer I was convinced many plants would die. In the end the losses were minimal as I started watering like mad to save them! Nevertheless you have produced beautiful vases again. The Eustoma is a godsend! I hope you and your garden cope better with the next surge of hot weather. ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-80988059933142916482016-06-28T22:19:35.427-07:002016-06-28T22:19:35.427-07:00Oh Kris, I'm so sorry about that darn heat. I ...Oh Kris, I'm so sorry about that darn heat. I sure hope things level off. <br />Despite it all your creations are incredibly gorgeous. ... To answer your question, I think if you are a member of any Hardy Plant Society Chapter, you can attend the Study Weekend if you register in time. Apparently there were over a hundred on the waiting list. Next year's event will be in Victoria, Canada. I'm sure it will be fabulous. Here is the link to the Oregon Chapter. http://www.hardyplantsociety.org/ Stay cool, my friend.GRACE PETERSONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04520343332670354262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-40405415635934651542016-06-28T16:16:25.931-07:002016-06-28T16:16:25.931-07:00While we enjoyed that long, cool spring here, I ne...While we enjoyed that long, cool spring here, I never envisioned that it could have this kind of consequence but my gut is that the rapid change in temperature was a major factor in what happened to my garden. The current heatwave isn't nearly as bad as the one last week but, coming on the heels of the other, I don't suppose it supports recovery either.<br /><br />I hope you get a nice gentle rain, free of any nasty lightning or flash floods.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-54475509414494050362016-06-28T16:09:52.569-07:002016-06-28T16:09:52.569-07:00Thanks for the tip about Clematis x durandii, Anne...Thanks for the tip about Clematis x durandii, Annette. I'll look into its cultural requirements. You're correct that anything that needs a bit of winter cold is pretty much out of luck here.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-82957674219561659992016-06-28T16:07:32.309-07:002016-06-28T16:07:32.309-07:00I've read that plants with fine-leaved and/or ...I've read that plants with fine-leaved and/or silver/gray foliage generally handle heat better than others but I can't say that my experience with this heat event universally confirms that, Cathy. I lost some Stachys byzantina, for example. Of course, my observations haven't controlled for shade or soil moisture, both of which I think contributed to individual outcomes. The maturity of the root system is probably another contributing factor. Another blogger in this area lost her Leucadendron 'Pisa', a plant with narrow silver leaves while my own plant seems to be fine; however, her plant is (was) less mature than mine and mine receives some late afternoon shade, which may account for the difference.. Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-86462357152183381262016-06-28T15:55:41.143-07:002016-06-28T15:55:41.143-07:00Thanks Anca!Thanks Anca!Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-5392446209419308382016-06-28T15:55:24.796-07:002016-06-28T15:55:24.796-07:00Eustoma is sold as an annual here but, according t...Eustoma is sold as an annual here but, according to my western garden guide, it's really a short-lived perennial. I hope the plant comes through for you next year. The foliage can take on a sickly pale hue late in the season but I've found that, if you just cut back any brown foliage, the plant makes a comeback in late spring.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-53584880933930496722016-06-28T15:49:45.639-07:002016-06-28T15:49:45.639-07:00Even though I've heard you and others describ ...Even though I've heard you and others describ how freeze damage can show up days after the fact, I was surprised to discover that searing heat can have a similar impact. Plants I initially thought breezed through the worst of it showed damage days later. I've hesitated to cut back some of the burned foliage too, out of fear of eliminating the residual protection it may provide against future heat events.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-49727764222979590712016-06-28T12:41:07.949-07:002016-06-28T12:41:07.949-07:00Ouch!!! I'm beginning to realize that some of...Ouch!!! I'm beginning to realize that some of my plant losses last summer were perhaps due to our long and gentle spring weather; I thought it was just first-year, inexperienced desert gardener. But this summer heated up more gradually, and I can certainly see the difference despite actually having higher temperatures this year. I don't know how one plants for it?! But your grevillea is certainly one more case of Australian plants just sailing through it all - amazing! I hadn't realized Eustoma could be quite that sturdy either, and you've probably just ensured the addition of Achillea to my garden... Both your arrangements are lovely in spite of the weather! Hope you get some relief from it soon. Here we're starting to get monsoon season humidity, unfortunately without rain yet - sticky hot, ugh! but the plants are probably happier :/Amy@SmallSunnyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490564566463354419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-55222218677995499452016-06-28T04:48:52.506-07:002016-06-28T04:48:52.506-07:00Hi Kris, I can well imagine the stress you and you...Hi Kris, I can well imagine the stress you and your plants suffered so here's hoping for cooler temperatures! Your vases look delightful too, so let's cheer the survivors as well :) Indeed Clematis paniculata is a joy. C. x durandii is one of the best for drier soils. Don't know how they cope without having a winter though. Best wishes, AnnetteAnnettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18274821530475499660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-17941512837755486292016-06-28T01:00:13.416-07:002016-06-28T01:00:13.416-07:00Both your vases are lovely Kris, but I particularl...Both your vases are lovely Kris, but I particularly liked the one with the eustoma and those gorgeous leucodendron leaves. So sad about the plants being killed - and difficult to watch helplessly, I'm sure. But interesting to have a bit of an analysis on what survives the scorching conditions - re your comments on the eustoma from this year and last in particular. It seems as if it's the narrower leaved things that survive?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-29968396641406172232016-06-27T22:43:50.972-07:002016-06-27T22:43:50.972-07:00So sorry about your garden!Your vases are still so...So sorry about your garden!Your vases are still so beautiful, as usual.Anca Tîrcăhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08229230743499714728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-37231121482130428702016-06-27T22:37:00.768-07:002016-06-27T22:37:00.768-07:00After the images you showed last week I was surpri...After the images you showed last week I was surprised and pleased that you could find do much to pick. Both vases are expressions of summer as it should be (not as it was last week for you). It is encouraging to see the Eustoma doing so well; if I can get my plants to a reasonable size to overwinter I'm really looking forward to seeing them flower.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-32292597306719802412016-06-27T22:20:48.214-07:002016-06-27T22:20:48.214-07:00Your comparison of the damage from frost to that o...Your comparison of the damage from frost to that of your baked plants seems about right. Heartbreaking either way. Although I must say the overhead shot of your first arrangement looks so striking you'd think you had all the material in the world to chose from.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-14722286506498627362016-06-27T21:26:22.750-07:002016-06-27T21:26:22.750-07:00It's funny you mention the air-conditioned gre...It's funny you mention the air-conditioned greenhouse, Joanna. I've always wanted a greenhouse, although there's clearly no need for one to provide winter protection here. When a blogger from the Pacific Northwest was showing off his greenhouse during the winter months, I suggested that an air conditioned one might be just the ticket here. If I'd had any idea just how miserable this summer might be, maybe I'd have explored the prospect more seriously. Come to think of it, my husband's workshop is air conditioned - maybe I could just add a few skylights and take it over...Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-27433183882815697672016-06-27T21:20:33.269-07:002016-06-27T21:20:33.269-07:00I'd like to believe that last week's heatw...I'd like to believe that last week's heatwave was an anomaly, Hannah, but I don't believe that's likely given the forecasts. We can hope, though!Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-85020700386451217392016-06-27T21:18:20.249-07:002016-06-27T21:18:20.249-07:00In Tehachapi? I expect it's really hot out th...In Tehachapi? I expect it's really hot out there, Julie. I hope the Erskine fire is out before he arrives.<br /><br />Although one of our presidential candidates chooses to assert that climate change - and even California's drought - is a hoax, I think all too many of us are dealing with "new normal" conditions.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-81743298512488655402016-06-27T21:05:52.986-07:002016-06-27T21:05:52.986-07:00105F/40C is unusual for us, Diana, especially this...105F/40C is unusual for us, Diana, especially this early in the summer. We live on a peninsula but, as my husband periodically reminds me, we're on the "hot" eastern side of the peninsula, which doesn't benefit as much from the cooling winds off the Pacific. The western side of the peninsula can be as much as 10 degrees (Fahrenheit) cooler than the eastern side.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-39200091340117075812016-06-27T21:01:22.469-07:002016-06-27T21:01:22.469-07:00That's a great way of thinking about them! Th...That's a great way of thinking about them! Thanks!Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574540292918761182.post-24453405953145153182016-06-27T21:00:21.504-07:002016-06-27T21:00:21.504-07:00We pulled down the blinds, shut the windows and tu...We pulled down the blinds, shut the windows and turned on the AC this morning, which helps keep the house cooler. The marine layer is still returning overnight, although it doesn't last as long in the morning as it did earlier in the month. The thought that summer has just begun is a little daunting but fall will arrive - eventually. Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.com