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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PoetryNEmotion · F

This has been the most dry summer for a long, long time. My gardens are poor. The Japanese beetles are horrendous and aphids devoured all my lilies. I am not home much because I work elsewhere temporarily so I cannot devote time to my gardens. The grass I do not care about. I am not into pristine lawns and never have been. My FB photos of my gardens keep popping up and show that everything is behind in bloom by at least 3 weeks. Even the drought tolerant plants are effected. It is a sign of the times and we must adapt.

robingoodfellow · M

@PoetryNEmotion I've experienced more than usual destructive insects this year as well.