Garden affair : How my garden is thriving through Heat waves

Summer is dreadful this may with temperatures soaring high to 45 degrees c. The consistent heatwaves from last week has halted daily errands . The Garden is suffering a sweltering heat this time where it becomes strenuous task to step outside in day time. 

Although it is a tedious task to protect plants and make them survive through intense hot summer with concurrent heatwaves. My Garden is withstanding this intense weather with some of the techniques that  I had applied to protect plants from summer Heatwaves and are also helpful for everyone who experience above average temperatures in their Garden .

Watering 

                Watering plants before sunrise is the key to deprive plants from loss of irrigation or wilting due to loss of water as the watering at dawn time helps in absorption of water by the roots of plants completely.                                                        

 Mulching pots 

The most  adversely  affected plants in heatwaves are potted plants as the soil level in these plants is lesser than plants growing in beds and ground. Mulching with dried leaves and  flowers on the surface of  potted plants helps in fastening  moisture to the roots of plants which helps them surviving extreme summer weather and thereby protecting  them from drying out from summer heatwaves.

                                                                          

                                                       

   Providing shade through Green net

Green cloth net is a very effective way to protect plants from harmful sun rays in summertime as they act as a filter upon plants to protect them from the reach of direct  sunlight . Green cloth net acts as a safeguard for the plants from harmful direct sunlight.  

                                                                                     

                                                           Creating moisture in plants 

Placing plants in a water container is the best possible method  for self watering plants and creating  a moisture environment around  the pot. Placing plants in water filled container helps them to retain water for longer period that helps in moisture retention for whole day.                                                                      

Misting plant leaves Daily 

  Misting water upon the leaves of plants in the morning locks moisture on them that safeguards them from burning due to intense heatwaves.                                                           

 

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Garden Affair : Plants that can cool down your home

Winters are waning every passing year around  the world, the whole phenomena of Global warming is now perceptible . The spring is warmer and summer is becoming harsh every diminishing year. 

                              Summers in our region are harsh with scorching heat waves  that makes it jarring to move out in the daytime . The high outdoor temperatures and consistent heat waves rise up  the temperature  indoors also  . 

Indoor Plants act as a natural coolant to cool down temperature  indoors as they release moisture in to the air through transpiration  that bring down temperature indoors. 

               Here is a look on the Houseplants that can be grown indoors to bring down temperature

Rubber plant    

Rubber plant is a beautiful ornamental plant that purifies air and brings down the temperature of room through transpiration.                    

Snake plant or Sansevieria plants are one of the best plants to grow indoors that release oxygen and has air purifying qualities that helps cool down the room.                                                                               

Snake plant planted in the office premises 

Peace Lily is a small shrubby plant that purifies air it can also be placed on those windows to obstruct Sunlight  that enters the room which  makes the room  warmer.                                                                                 

                                                                           

Pothos can be grown in water and soil as well , it is a must indoor plant to cool your home as it releases moisture in the air. 

                                                                     

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Temperate Summer

Summer season which was started with consistent heat waves in the month of April was then subsided with weather change owing to  concurrent rains in the starting of May that brought down temperature which aided the blooms . 

 Bougainvillea blooms  are a boon for summer 

                                                                       

Jasmine blooms bring fragrance in  Summer garden 

                                                            Jasminum Auriculatum 

                                                                                 

                                                      Thymophylla blooms 

                                                                         

There eye catchy blooms are  attractive for summer garden 

Peacock flower is  blooming profusely in summers 

The first bloom of Sunflower this summer has finally arrived after temperature dropped after downpour                                                                                                                                       

It is quite rare to spot knock out roses blooming in May summer Garden 

         This particular variety of  Periwinkle has actually adopted our environment and weather well enough that blooms can spotted  throughout the year

A pair of Cormorants on the shore of Lake 

Garden Affair : Amaryllis blooms

 Amaryllis Lily is one of those lilies whose blooms are  most anticipated   after winter season , it blooms throughout long period of  spring until  mid of summer . The blooms of  Amaryllis Lily are large, bright colored  and very eye pleasing. 

                                                                            

Amaryllis lily is one of the hardy and drought resistant lilies that doesn't require much care and some Amaryllis varieties even blooms for twice in a year.                                                                          

                                                                            

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