Hot hot hot here in Germany. This July is on its way to qualify for the hottest month ever since the beginning of weather records in 1880.
I may have written that climate change could be good for our garden. Yes - we may be able to keep Bougainvilleas and citrus trees flowering on our terraces, but there will likely be other victims.
Soft leaved Hostas are showing extended burns,
some ferns have shrivelled and disappeared. Not sure, this is due to a protracted lack of water in the intense heat, or whether heat and sunshine are agents of their own. Dahlias have all been eaten by slugs - next year we will keep them in pots - and I am not hopeful for the little blue poppy that I was so proud of in cold June. It has disappeared completely now and I doubt we will see it back next spring.
Strangely, I have seen flocks of starlings already practising for the annual flight down south, and squirrels on our terrace hiding nuts as storage for the winter .... is that because of the dryness and will autumn come earlier this year?
A Lichtblick are the Camellias. They are surprisingly resilient and their hard leaves even withstand the heat on the stone terrace in pots in full sun.
So what do we do, if we want to stay cool in a country, where very few office buildings and hardly any private houses or apartments have climatization? We get in the car! And live up to the German saying : My car is my Castle. Here about 90% of cars have climatization ..
... or take a cold shower.
Not everybody, though, enjoys a refreshing shower ...
"Hurry up with that terrifying water hose and bring a towel and don't fumble about with your camera!"
I may have written that climate change could be good for our garden. Yes - we may be able to keep Bougainvilleas and citrus trees flowering on our terraces, but there will likely be other victims.
Soft leaved Hostas are showing extended burns,
some ferns have shrivelled and disappeared. Not sure, this is due to a protracted lack of water in the intense heat, or whether heat and sunshine are agents of their own. Dahlias have all been eaten by slugs - next year we will keep them in pots - and I am not hopeful for the little blue poppy that I was so proud of in cold June. It has disappeared completely now and I doubt we will see it back next spring.
Strangely, I have seen flocks of starlings already practising for the annual flight down south, and squirrels on our terrace hiding nuts as storage for the winter .... is that because of the dryness and will autumn come earlier this year?
A Lichtblick are the Camellias. They are surprisingly resilient and their hard leaves even withstand the heat on the stone terrace in pots in full sun.
So what do we do, if we want to stay cool in a country, where very few office buildings and hardly any private houses or apartments have climatization? We get in the car! And live up to the German saying : My car is my Castle. Here about 90% of cars have climatization ..
... or take a cold shower.
Not everybody, though, enjoys a refreshing shower ...
"Hurry up with that terrifying water hose and bring a towel and don't fumble about with your camera!"
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