No information given by any author, should be taken as lifestyle or medical advice. It is only our thoughtful opinions. With these helpful hints, you too can turn your thumb into green. Gardens are usually a harmonious mixture of plants, used to create color and interest throughout the year. What influences whether you will have success or not, will be the soil, and location for the plants.
Good soil is vital for healthy growth.
If it contains too much clay or sand, or is overly acid or alkaline, plants will not grow properly. Most soils contain balanced amounts of clay, silt and sand, as well as organic materials such as decomposed vegetation. Clay soils are difficult to work, retaining masses of water in winter yet becoming bone-dry and hard during summer. Clay soils are less likely than sandy ones to be short of nutrients. Clay soils can be improved, but it takes several years.