One cannot realistically come up with a nice garden without handling the dirty part – the soil.  A good gardener knows how to make the soil work for the plants’ advantage. 
 
There are six different types of gardening soil  and each of them has its group of patronizing plants.  The six basic types of soil are the clay, the sandy soil, the silty one, the peaty, the chalky and the loamy soil.   [Read more...]