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john west wrote:
Am trying to get into shape a garden containing some quite hard (but
seemingly good) top soil, but it has quite a lot of lumps of clay in it
(dug up from the clay bed from about a foot below) some time in the past.

I have some ready access to a endless supply of rotted leaf mold heaped
up from somewhere nearby and similarly a lot of old lawn grass cuttings.

With the intention of growing just flowers and shrubs (no veggies) in
the garden, should i try to remove all the lumps of clay ( a lot of them
are only a couple of cm across) ?

No. Break them up, if you have the energy, but clay holds nutrients
and soils without it are rarely fertile.

Also what quantities/ratios of mold and or grass cuttings should i mix
in, if you even think this is an advisable thing to do.

As much as you have the energy for :-)


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.