What to do with your scorched plants?

Pines

In the case of your pine shrubs, as you can see by this one that faces the southwest, it’s extremely scorched. This top layer of burnt needles is still protecting the branches underneath and they are not dead branches.

You can check for dead branches by scraping the stem. If brown, then it’s dead and go ahead and cut off. If it’s green, then wait until the fall to trim back.