Success in 2021 after repeated failure

Hi
Anybody has success with flowers this year that have previously failed???
I have tried for years to grow gypsophila and mesembryanthemum (livingstone daisies). Amazingly, this year they have flourished / no idea why!
But full marks to me for repeated attempts to get there!

I too have tried gypsophilia several times without success, but reading this makes me want to try again