Gardening in a drought

twopenny

Yes, I made my garden from scratch and was really taken by a whole replacement of lawn with wildflowers but hadn't got the nerve.
This is a good compromise and doesn't need managing which is a bonus 🙂

Never thought I'd get depressed by a lack of rain!

I also forgot to mention the question about what to do in winter with full water butts and household water.
You use it for washing the car, windows whatever you wash outside.

And yes, you can use washing up water for established plants growing in the ground.
I wouldn't do it all the time but alternate.

Amazing the things you pick up along the way. 😄

SuzeQStan

And the winner of the Gardening in a Drought Donut Trophy this week is: Me! 

For draining my rain barrels prior to the predicted rainfall and afterwards forgetting to turn the taps off…..🙄

bats are continuing to enjoy their visit here from what I can tell in gloaming aerial acrobatics and prodigious droppings this year!  

We have got 3 levels of bird bath/water bowls to encourage wildlife that is replenished every day - we really don’t have space for a pond but I would love to somehow make one work - maybe a small sink?  I’d love some mini bulrushes.  But I’m worried that any pond would need a lot of mains water to support it.