It's August. It's hot, and it's dry. This is normal for southeast Ohio, but that doesn't mean I don't complain regularly about the weather. Lack of moisture has created hardship for delicate plants like astilbe and Japanese painted fern, but most plants are hanging on, some thriving. Dedicated readers will know that I dislike coddling plants. I do all my watering by hand with captured rain water, and I try to keep my work to a minimum, so needy plants often get ignored. Summers like this one reveal which plants are truly tough.
Drought-defying Plants
Drought-defying Plants
Drought-defying Plants
It's August. It's hot, and it's dry. This is normal for southeast Ohio, but that doesn't mean I don't complain regularly about the weather. Lack of moisture has created hardship for delicate plants like astilbe and Japanese painted fern, but most plants are hanging on, some thriving. Dedicated readers will know that I dislike coddling plants. I do all my watering by hand with captured rain water, and I try to keep my work to a minimum, so needy plants often get ignored. Summers like this one reveal which plants are truly tough.