Dying plants.

Actually, when I think about it, we have a rather nice white and purple one in the 'hedge' which looks a bit sad this year but the red ones are thriving.

is that an overgrown cordyline I spy in the picture? We had one that grew into a tree until the frost and snow got it one year.

What about clematis folks? Two existing clematis and two new ones all have patches of dried out crumpled leaves. I can't work out if its the weather, or clematis wilt. They have been watered daily - any ideas please?

I had the same problem with a clematis. It looked totally dead but I watered the “corpse” daily and it now has a healthy shoot! Hurrah!

I have fuschias in a hanging basket which are struggling despite being in compost with water retaining granules, and regular watering. The fuschias in pots and in the trough at the front of the house are flourishing and the blooms are twice the size as the same variety in the hanging basket. I am focussing my attention at the moment on a large pot of agapanthus which are just coming into flower. We have more blooms this year than previously and we are going on holiday in a couple of weeks. Not sure if our new young neighbours are into looking after other people’s plants if the weather is dry. I shall have to put out feelers!

Clematis need their roots cool and moist and their heads in the sun so try protecting the base with a slate or similar. I thought I'd lost one in last year's heat wave but it came back this year with lots of healthy new shoots.

Merlot, my clematis are planted as you recommend. I’ll google images of clematis wilt

jalima
Well spotted with the cordyline.
It's been a funny old year with plants. My neighbour, who is a big fan of Busy Lizzies has had an awful year.
Greyduster
I've had my two agapanthus for two yrs and this is the first time they've flowered. I love them.
One plant that never lets you down is the good old Passion flower. Thank goodness as we trail it all over the ugly spitefully holly bush next door. They don't mind

Is anyone else tearing their hair about the drought damage. I can't get a trowel in the ground and any plants i wanted to move will be safer where they are. I have been watering my big shrubs . Any cheap bedding is non existant.
Good plants are safer where they are . All the garden work I was going to do this summer is not happening. I am just managing to keep the stuff I have alive. This weather is awful for gardening. Another week of 30c.

Me too Nellie - given up on the summer bedding, wonder if my rockery plants and alpine troughs will every be glorious again. The only thing that seems to like this hot weather is the lavender.

It is actually blowing a hooley at the moment here and my poor plum tree is taking a right thrashing. We were looking forward to our first decent crop this year. Hope I don’t find them all on the floor when we come back from holiday!