Click the button beside your chosen answer and wait a moment for a response. The variety of color in a garden is mostly provided by the flowers on the plants although, at certain seasons, leaves can sometimes be other colors than shades of green. In either case, they need to reproduce themselves. There are several types of soil and they each have different properties.
Clay soils have very small particles that pack closely together.
Sand grains of sandy soils are much larger and pack more loosely. Loam is a soil with a mixture of clay, sand and a significant proportion of humus. In gardens in very dry regions, the plants that grow most successfully are those that are adapted for survival during long periods without rain. Many such plants have fleshy leaves and stems that store water. Examples are ice plant and cactus.