In article , Magwitch
writes
novocastria muttered:

Does anyone else have herb gardens? What works for you in clay soil? I
used to grow lots of herbs when I lived in the north east and miss them
too...... maybe I need a field to grow everything I wanbt to grow!

We too have clay soil and our herbs are confined to a bed where all the
rubble and sand was stored when building the house. It can be done but I'd
dig in a lot of grit or sand for drainage otherwise you wouldn't be able to
grow Mediterranean herbs successfully. However mints, lemonbalm etc are ok
in clay.

I grow rosemary, chives and lavender on clay, and thyme, mrajoram,
calamint and winter savory on top of a wall.

--
Kay
"Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river"