We'll also teach you how to amend the soil you have so you can grow the plants you want. Depending on where you live, you're ...

Loamy soil is light and easy to dig and is naturally high in nutrients Chalky soil - typical of south-east England, chalky soil is very shallow, full of clumps of white chalk or flint and is very ...

The couple behind Bothy Gardens in Wiltshire are urging gardeners to consider not just their planting but also the soil in ...

Clay soil is usually sticky and has small particles. They contain very few air gaps and water does not drain through it easily. Chalky soil is a light brown soil. Water drains through it quickly.

Chalk soils of southern England are the thinnest, averaging only ten inches. On all these upland soils erosion, though not conspicuous, is active. Evidence is obtainable from remains of Roman ...