Specialty Gardening: Continuation of Cottage Gardens...., 1 by grampapa

grampapa wrote:
ladygardener, I hear you about the clay soil. I was out planting bulbs today (40 degrees...brrrrrr!). it's like trying to chip a hole in a brick. and these are raised beds I had built, but all the topsoil the landscaper brought in is all clay, too. so I just keep adding the compost and manure. and I bought some 'claybuster' stuff, too. I figured it couldn't hurt.

booj, I think your gardens are cottage-y. if there's one thing I've learned it's that you can't control plants no matter how hard you try (and I DO try). here's some pics of some of the beds in my back yard. I tend to take a lot of pictures of individual plants and blooms, not so many of the beds.