Our rainy weather isn't truly a large amount of rain. The rain we are predicted to get over the next week totals just under 2", but for us, that is still really good. The plants love when we get a little regularly. So often they go a long time between rains. Once perennials are established, they normally do OK, but getting things established is tricky.

When I want to plant new perennials, it is very difficult. We go from below freezing, 60+ mph winds, and regular snowing to highs in the 80s & 90s sometimes in a week and definitely in less than a month. Sometimes we can alternate, so it is tricky to figure out when to plant things.