Make it a match
The saying ‘right plant, right place’ was coined by garden designer Beth Chatto. Through hard-won experience, creating world-famous gardens from sun-baked gravel and damp ditches, Beth found that matching plants to their preferred growing conditions was the easiest route to garden joy. So forget wasting money on plants that are doomed to fail and seek out those that suit the conditions in your garden.
Plants for dry soil
Give plants a head start by improving the soil’s ability to trap water by digging in compost or well-rotted manure. Then plant small specimens rather than large ones, as they establish more quickly. Finally, thoroughly soak the roots before setting plants in the ground. Plants that flourish in dry soils often hail from rain-shy areas, like the Mediterranean.…
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Woman's Weekly (Digital) - 1 Issue, 11-Mar-2025