There are six different general types of top soil and these can be mixed and matched to suit a variety of circumstances. For example, if you’d like to create an alpine garden bed, you might opt for sandy topsoil with a mix of chalk and silt. Alternatively, you may want to grow native plants, for this, you can mimic the soil found in its native habitat to replicate the perfect substrate. The different kinds of topsoil are as follows:
Clay
Loam
Sand
Silt
Chalk
Peat