Gardeners are using this winter garden essential to keep their plants cool in hot weather – it's this year's surprise summer staple

Small garden with white painted fence and raised planter with hostas, foxgloves and a small tree.

Here’s something I didn’t expect to see in a summer gardening advice video: frost fleece.

It probably isn't on your summer gardening bingo card, but if you’re looking to shade your plants without moving them, it’s worth watching Ish Kamran’s (@gardening.with.ish) recent Instagram reel. Horticultural fleece actually has a ton of benefits for your plants in hot weather – and it won’t smother them as you’d expect.