Yes, you are correct Fairy,we had a bit of rain yesterday morning,got so excited! Not enough to get through the crust. I did go for wildflowers that are meant to be happy here. Ironically,the front ( obviously south facing haha) stoney rubbish soil but only 6 inches deep. Going for a Prairie look there!
@Nanny Beach - it eventually stopped raining here last night. Had been on since Saturday afternoon. Mostly smirr yesterday daytime though, but that counts as 'dry' here Some wildflowers are very adaptable though, and will cope with lots of variation once established. I used to quite like the Prairie look, but I rapidly discovered that it doesn't really suit the climate here. I think you need a big area for it to look good, and if you don't have that, and you're looking at it on a regular basis, there's a lot of empty ground for a large part of the year, and a lot of flattened plants at this time of year. As with so many plants, the situation has to be right.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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Mostly smirr yesterday daytime though, but that counts as 'dry' here
Some wildflowers are very adaptable though, and will cope with lots of variation once established. I used to quite like the Prairie look, but I rapidly discovered that it doesn't really suit the climate here. I think you need a big area for it to look good, and if you don't have that, and you're looking at it on a regular basis, there's a lot of empty ground for a large part of the year, and a lot of flattened plants at this time of year.
As with so many plants, the situation has to be right.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...