The potted plants, yes every day and depending upon how root bound they are and how hot it is,more than once a day. Wilting that is apparent in hot weather is due to stomata closure to conserve water. It does not indicate that the plant is dying. The process of the roots sensing a decrease it available water and the closure of these little vents is not completely understood but it is a fascinating one to inform yourself with. As far as the freespace plants, as you tend to these you get to know their watering needs. As far as myself, we are now going into a string of hot dry days and I will be watering my garden twice a day. If you intend to be away for a few days, perhaps you can get a good friend to do it for you. If all you have is relatives - LOL-what can you do? The garden will be on its own until your return.

Thanks Loosestrife.

I'm confused - your rose, jasmine and hydrangea, are they in the ground, and how long have you had them if they are?

Yes Bamboo those you've mentioned are in the ground.
but I have saracocoa (spelling) in pots also I have an ice plant, not sure of the proper name for Ice Plant and climbing hydrangea in a pot. Ground plants been in for eighteen + months.

You do not need to water those in the ground daily, in fact, that's the worst thing you can do. Plants in the ground which have been there longer than 18 months need a good soak about once a week in this kind of heat, so a sprinkler left on for at least half an hour, preferably an hour - this encourages roots to go deeper, rather than hovering just under the surface waiting for you to come along with your spray gun or can regularly, because the amount of water from the sprinkler penetrates much deeper. More mature large shrubs (say over 4 years old) won't even need watering weekly, despite the temperatures - they can go a lot longer, its usually the perennials that start to stress in a week or two, thus causing the need for watering. Generally, for plants in the ground, watering less often but copiously when you do water is best (with the exception of annuals or summer bedding).

Pots, yes, they will need watering as soon as the compost feels slightly dry to the touch, which may well be daily or twice daily (for small pots) in this sort of weather.

I've just had a weather forcast fail. Finished my breakfast looked out the window and as of 8:41 it was 69F and raining heavily. No need for tending to the garden today. Time to catch up on my reading.

And I forgot to answer your first question about enjoying this weather - no, I'm not, frankly, its way too hot. My balcony temperature has been regularly reading 48 deg C (southfacing, full sun, London), even by 10 am its been 35 deg C and its unbearable out there... though it is delightful to look at. When I haven't got all the curtains drawn to keep the heat out, that is...
Loosestrife - not done a stroke of gardening since last Sunday, when I thought I was going to die of heat stroke, so frankly, it might as well be raining here too! It's being old, of course, I was fine with heat up till about 50...

Whine, whinge, whinge. LOL.
Oh yeah, I forgot you lot are ever so clever.
Thanks folks.

I like a whinge occasionally, Treetop, lol, nowt wrong with a bit of whinging here and there, means me brain's still working for one thing;-))