How to Help Your Garden Survive a Heat Wave

Find out how to keep your plants thriving in summer’s heat and how to tell if sunburned ones can be saved.
We’ve all experienced it: blistering temperatures, above our typical summer averages, that have us flocking to the comfort of our homes. But what about the plants in our gardens? Unless they are in a pot and can be brought indoors, plants are stuck outside, bearing the brunt of the heatwave with no escape. Most summers have a period of abnormally high temperatures that can be highly stressful for plants, resulting in wilting, sunburn, and even death.