Heat and drought have turned my yard and gardens into an eerie place

The calendar says late July but it looks more like early October. The dead brown lawn is littered with leaves fallen from the trees. All the perrenial flowers have died, my herb garden is barely alive and the vegetables look like they've already given everything they've got to give. Normaly this is the time of year I love to sit out back and soak in the beauty of Summer.
This year sitting out back is depressing.

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Ynotisay · M

Are you in an area where there's water rationing? They all need a little extra these days.

robingoodfellow · M

@Ynotisay my area hasn't started it yet but towns nearby have started. I'm taking my own initiative and cutting back.

Ynotisay · M

@robingoodfellow If it's happening near you then it's a good call. It's getting to the point where you almost have to go with native plants. And even then there's no guarantee.

robingoodfellow · M

@Ynotisay actually I've devoted the majority of my property to native plants and flowers but just like in the fields around me they're dying off early. The weather is just too extreme this year.
The fields should be full of wildflowers right now. But its just a sea of brown out there.

Ynotisay · M

@robingoodfellow I hear you. Not sure where you live but I'd have to imagine that even typically wet areas are seeing gardens die. I'm in CA but our water comes from snow fed aquifers so we're ok. Still don't waste water or plant water intensive flowers. Just because you have something doesn't mean it should be wasted. EVERYONE needs to cut back.