Surviving the Heat

It would seem to me that if your major concern were the plants on your balconey, there's an easy solution--water them stupid!!! There seems to be a lot of profound ignorance residing in NYC.

‘A Drink,’ the Morning Glory Gasped/ By Michelle Slatalla, Published: August 10, 2006

My plants are suffering in this heat. On the balcony outside my bedroom, a potted banana plant presses its desperate wilting leaves against the window, trying to catch my eye. Next to it, a morning glory droops. The star jasmine is writing a will.