Wilting in the heat

We had a sudden burst of very hot weather towards the end of November and early December this year (as most of you will know).  We wilted in the heat. So I guess it's not surprising that our roses did too😔

This is the pile of petals we came home to after a hot, windy day.

This is the rose next to the garage.   

And it wasn't just the roses.  All of the satsumas and a lot of the peaches also dropped.  Didn't bother the avocados though. We still have gazillion of those. Avocado jam perhaps? No...that just doesn't sound right at all.

Guess I'll be snipping off all of those dead roses this weekend. In the hope of getting a second flush.  

On a much more positive note, the rose cutting we planted from Mum's rose has put on a huge amount of growth this year. It has two buds on it.  Excited to see those open up.  I will post pictures just as soon as I have some.