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Hi, I'm going to buy some ferns that say they like "fertile, humus-rich,
well-drained soil". I am going to put them in a shady bed that needs
topping up with several bags of soil because it's little more than a
hole at the moment.

Given that I'm in a position to choose the soil, which of the various
bagged composts available do the people here think best suits the
description above?

Oh I finally "landscaped" my garden - I should put the pictures on my
site now (-:


Maybe no one's going to be able to answer this then. Ok I phoned the
company I was thinking of buying the ferns from and they said I could
use John Innes no2 with some leaf mould mixed in.

Does anyone know where I can buy leaf mould? I've searched the internet
and found pages and pages of how to make it, but none for sale.

Leafmould is like love; can't be bought.
These days it's probably illegal to take a walk in the woods with a
carrier bag, so I won't recommend that. Not in daylight, anyway.
Alternatively, if you know someone with a compost heap, ask them for a
bucketful.

Janet