I know this is a bit off topic as it concerns a villa my dentist is
building in Cyprus.
He wants to know if he can dig a hoe in the solid chalk and grow trees
or large shrubs in the holes or will they just become sumps? Is there a
way of planting into something like solid chalk and keeping the plants
alive?

How deep, wide etc does it have to be, with what materials should he
fill the hole. There is now shade as yet and the weather is very warm
and dry.

Janet
p.s I got him the two Beth chatto books for some ideas.
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Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk