Osteospermums open to face the sun With a rain-free July behind us and the first day of August equally dry in my gardens in East Yorkshire I find it tricky to chose plants to thrive in soil baked by the midsummer sun and either powdery dust or impenetrable clay. Once I have got a trowel in the soil and a hole fit for planting in I need to select a plant that will enjoy basking in the sun and cope with little rain. Of course it's no surprise that lavenders and buddleyas do wel

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