Having read, well skimmed really, books on gardening, and indeed watched TV
programs, which profess to sort out difficult gardens, they seem to me to be
quite easy.
Off they go with a spade and elbow (or should that be knee) grease, a dollop
of mulch, lo and behold a garden in which they can plant.
My garden has no top soil and consists of what I believe is called gravel,
which is almost solid pebbles with the gaps filled in with sand and clay.
Digging means a pickaxe, then I am left with loose pebbles! Is the only
cure to import top soil? It takes an awful lot to cover even a reasonable
bed with a spit and a half, even then the pebbles wander up for fresh air.
Frustrated, North Staffs.
Cheers
John T