Interesting to read the answers. Looks like we have some real green fingers here

Keep them well watered and try and plant them in appropriate locations in your yard.

Keep them in the shade if you can, or place where they get morning sun only. If you can’t then a bit of shade cloth or old Curtin over the top will help protect them.

bring small plants to shade. water every now and then or a slow dripping watering system (heaps of DIY in google and its simple too. =)

Use a lot of pete moss

A soft drink bottle with a loose cap so that it drips slowly during the day

Depending on the plant you may need to move it inside or to full shade during summer it maybe the wrong climate for the plant. Don’t forget lots of water

Cover them with Shade cloth- even if you use tomato stakes to hold it up, water regularly at night, use water saving crystals when planting

Would you happen to know the type of plants you have? Or maybe a picture. It’s hard to give care advice for something when you don’t know what it is…. all you have told us is that you paid 10 dollars for them.

I’ve seen a few people around the neighbourhood protecting plants with umbrellas

Use shade cloth to protect plants from the worst of the suns rays, it might not look too pretty but it works well and is much cheaper than having to replace plants. in my picture I’ve used little hooks on the fence to attach the shade cloth to and bamboo stakes to lift the shade cloth away from the plants as well as garden twine to attach the shade cloth over a tree. Also you can buy watering spikes that you attach a plastic bottle to to get water to the roots of the plant.

Thankyou for all your answers. I will take them all onboard

Provide new potted plants with the same environment they have come from. Provide plenty of water to the roots and shade, and wind protection. Because they are in pots bring them indoors away from the intense heat of summer if you can.
Before buying plants do some research to ensure the most suitable plants for your location, visit a local nursery for information and take notice of plants in gardens in your street etc . Some supermarkets sell plants that are not suited and they die once out of the supermarket environment. They also don\\\’t live long in the supermarket either, I have often actually bought reduced plants because they are in sad state and with some TLC they have survived. Plant stalls at markets will generally be a good buy as they are from cuttings and well adapted to your climate conditions.

I can’t add much more as the response has been wonderful as usual but water wise crystals may also work. Best of luck.

Mulch around them and try to buy appropriate plants for the area you are planting them.

Also; sometimes it does depend on where you purchased them. I always get advice from the nursery.

if they are already planted, id be getting some sort of shade cloth off cut and make a temporary lean-to type shelter so for the first little while they survive but keep up the water to them thats vital

Keeping them out of the strong sun and watering early in the morning and late evening works well for my patio plants.

Plants in pots need more water. Keep them in a shady spot for a week or so if that is where they were in a nursery. Do dot use water which has been filtered in a water softener. Make sure the water you give them is at least cool. Some don’t like their leaves wet when watered. How close to your fences are the plants. Heat may be radiating from them onto your plants.
You may be able to shelter them with a sheet or shade cloth during hot weather but don’t allow them to actually touch the plants.

i find that sometimes buying plants that are raised in nurseries and then come home, don’t do so well because the extreme change of conditions