Heat Wave.

8-5-22 VERMONT: Yesterday was in the mid-nineties. We had the house open and fans going all day, and it was hot, hot, hot. It’s supposed to get back there today and the next few days also. We closed the house today as soon as the temp started to climb to see if that works better. As bad as it is for us, it’s worse for the dogs in their fur coats. 

There were T-storms all around the state last night except here. We had a little rain, very little, 0.05 inches. Fortunately I watered all the newly planted stuff yesterday.

Speaking of newly planted stuff, I couldn’t find nice looking milkweed plants so I bought three perennials to fill the newly cleared upper terrace bed. First I planted a tickseed, Coreopsis verticillata ‘Zagreb’, then an ironweed, Veronica noveboracensis, and a gayfeather, Liatris spicata ‘Kobold Original’. I have tried liatris a few times in different spots without success, maybe this one will work. I also planted a swamp tickseed, Coreopsis palustris ‘Summer Sunshine’, next to the lamb’s ears. 

Next week, we’re getting an assessment for a heat pump, which is supposed to help with winter heating and summer cooling—we’ll see. 

New blooms: Joe Pye weed, first aster, fleeceflower. 

Here's a better picture of the hummingbird moth. I should have done a video.

The hosta take over the front of the new house in August.

The pond bank with all the echinacea and some other red stuff. It all draws the butterflies.

Monkshood says purple.