Using a good soil for your flower beds , lawn, or garden is essential for building great plants. It is not just for having the biggest or most colourful flowers, but also for giving them what they need to be strong and healthy. A bed with inadequate or unfertile soil will just make the plants weak and vulnerable to insects and diseases.
Preparation is essential for good soil and healthy plants.
Your plants need nutrients, moisture and oxygen which is provided by their root system. Also a well-drained soil is important for many reasons. Soggy soil in spring will stay cold, whereas a well-drained one will be ready much faster for early planting, which extends the growing season and helps you avoid seedling diseases. To correct a poorly-drained soil, add organic material such as compost or build up a surplus of topsoil or soil mix on the surface of the existing soil. If you consistently have problems with your plants and don't know why, do a soil test to check the pH level.