On Sun, 17 Apr 2005 20:38:28 GMT, "peterlsutton"
wrote:

Sounds like my garden. I am on clay, and after it rains there are or were
puddles lying on the surface. You did not have to dig a hole. Three
suggestions:-

1) check where drainage from garage roof goes. That could put a lot of
water in one spot. I have ducted mine away to a gravel area.
It all goes into a water butt that i use for the greenhouse.

2) If you are on clay it is worth improving the soil, with sharp
sand/grit./10 mil gravel, and digging in plenty of organic matter.
I have empteid my compost bin into the hole and mixed it in with the
topsoil as well as adding a bag of sharp sand. But it still seems very
wet as its just bucketed it down!!
3) Turn it to your advantage by planting damp loving plants. I grow
hydrangea, astilbe, monada, perenial lobelia, lythrum, eupatorium etc. It
looks fantastic.
I think that this is what i will do as I bought 2 astilbe from Netto
last week so I guess thats a good place for them, plus i have a fern
to plant as well. I was just a little worried about the garage
foundations being damaged.

best of luck Peter

Thanks for your help