Plant list with growing zones is in the description. Also some of these are available at my plant shop: www.hardysplants.co.uk/ (UK Mainland only | Limited stock available)
Autumn leaves and consistent mulching have transformed my clay soil. There used to be a product in stores in the US called Clay Breaker that was made from partially decomposed leaves and wood fines. It was great, but thankfully I don’t need it now.
Used to have clay soil and our David Austin climbing rose loved it : the only rose we ever successfully grew without diseases ! We mixed bacon grease in the soil on the advice of a rose grower here and there were more flowers than green leaves visually. Amazing & very surprising 😊. Happy Autumn,Rosie . 🇨🇦
@@shanaw3806 About one half cup in a standard bucket (lge.white honey or floor washing one),filled up with good soil plus 2 shakes powdered garlic,equal parsley,equal rosemary dried,mix well and apply,which also keeps the bugs away ! 😊
My mum has about 4 inches of good soil on top of 1 foot of pure blue clay on top of 1 foot of pure yellow clay (and sand underneath that). The plants that grow best in her soil are roses. She doesn't have any Austin roses, but mostly Poulsen roses, a peace rose (my favourite) and an heirloom alba rose, that gets cut all the way down to the ground every time its about 12-14 feet tall, which I know is every 4th year, as I'm the one doing it for her. :D The only amendment she's ever used on them was a thick layer of bark mulch when she planted them, and then one more layer once that had broken down. I'm not sure that's necessary though, as everyone in the area has great roses, even if they just stick them in the soil and wait for them to take off. pH might have something to do with it.
We have several native Symphyotrichums in my ecoregion in the Pacific NW usa, they really are just a joy to have in the garden. I almost want to park a chair in front of mine because it attracts the most interesting insects. Not sure if you guys grow any ornamental Sidalceas but that is another flower that's done pretty well in our clay. I also grow tufted hairgrass, in the wettest, poorest draining parts of my yard -- for which I think there are some ornamental cultivars as well
I garden in clay soil and it hasn't stopped me but I do quite a bit of prep work. As I don't compost myself, I use the cheapest peat free compost I can find (the less rich the better!) and mix it in with the soil, as well as potting grit. I do add some farmland manure (well rotted) but that's for nutrition rather than drainage. I make the hole for each plant very wide and deep - my thinking for that is that even if some water does gather at the bottom of the hole, hopefully this way it won't get to the main part of the root and make it rot. And little by little, plant by plant, most of the borders have now been amended.
I used dolomite and airated the clay with a pitchfork and left it for a while, then added and garden mix before planting my fish tail fern. Its as tall as my house now. Clivias and bromeliads and orchids dont mind clay soil. Didnt know astilbes liked clay soil or my favorite flower "astrantia " too.
I have a large garden and grow most of the plants you have discussed. All do very well, except the Bistorta affines. This blooms sparsely each year. It grows into a beautiful mat but is not invasive. It is next to clumps of Ajuga which loves the garden. I look forward to the beautiful blue blooms over a long period in the Spring. The Bistorta was planted next to it as a great contrast in the late summer with shades of pink blooms, bright green leaves, red stems, and sitting next to the now deep burgundy leaves of the Ajuga. After 2 years the blooms are negligible. Any idea why? My 20 year old garden has become less solid clay and huge rocks, to a much better soil with a “ clay undertone”.
Thanks … for your videos n help will try some of these. I’ve been amending my clay soil bit by bit .. any suggestions for shade perennials? N plants bunnies don’t eat. This year they ate my brown eye susan, dahlias, parsley, marigolds, tomatoes… I put up cages n sprayed. Some bunnies reacted over cages n munched away 😡 so frustrating. In Delaware zone 7 ..btw few houses away their same flowers not touched ?? Bunnies to full from eating mine 🤣🤣
Hi Rosy, thanks for another informative video. I have the opposite problem, sandy soil. Would incorporating well aged compost help? I'm in zone 4 and tried to grow a bistort Superba but was unsuccessful.
Absolutely. You don’t even have to incorporate it (unless you are planting). Just mulch with at least 4 inches of compost every year. Earthworms and other micro organisms will do most of the work of mixing the soil for you. In case you don’t know it, look up the “no dig method”. Plenty of videos show how it works. I have tried it myself and it’s awesome. You can get great results without the back breaking work of digging and turning over the soil.
Different genera within Asteraceae. Several are colloquially known as Asters, like Aster proper, Symphyotrichum, Erigeron, Boltonia, Eurybia. All have smallish daisy flowers. Botanists reclassify plants into new groups all the time. Most species that were once in the genus Aster are now split off into their own genera.
I was told it’s because of development in DNA analysis technology. Botanists now have access to genetic information that have given them a better understanding of how genera and species are related to each other. That’s why all the current renaming of plants is happening.
I saw someone on youtube who had been drilling core holes in his lawn and pulling the clay out to replace it with compost. Over a few years the compost broke down into the clay soil improving it. Do you think this os a viable method? It seems a lot of work
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Plant list with growing zones is in the description.
Also some of these are available at my plant shop: www.hardysplants.co.uk/ (UK Mainland only | Limited stock available)
Your notes on working.clay soil was the most useful part truly.
Love watching your videos, Rosy! I have clay soil here in South Carolina and this video was extremely helpful !
Autumn leaves and consistent mulching have transformed my clay soil. There used to be a product in stores in the US called Clay Breaker that was made from partially decomposed leaves and wood fines. It was great, but thankfully I don’t need it now.
Used to have clay soil and our David Austin climbing rose loved it : the only rose we ever successfully grew without diseases ! We mixed bacon grease in the soil on the advice of a rose grower here and there were more flowers than green leaves visually. Amazing & very surprising 😊. Happy Autumn,Rosie . 🇨🇦
May I know how much and how to incorporate the bacon fat in clay soil? Vancouver gardener with clay soil 🙏🏼
@@shanaw3806 About one half cup in a standard bucket (lge.white honey or floor washing one),filled up with good soil plus 2 shakes powdered garlic,equal parsley,equal rosemary dried,mix well and apply,which also keeps the bugs away ! 😊
My mum has about 4 inches of good soil on top of 1 foot of pure blue clay on top of 1 foot of pure yellow clay (and sand underneath that). The plants that grow best in her soil are roses. She doesn't have any Austin roses, but mostly Poulsen roses, a peace rose (my favourite) and an heirloom alba rose, that gets cut all the way down to the ground every time its about 12-14 feet tall, which I know is every 4th year, as I'm the one doing it for her. :D The only amendment she's ever used on them was a thick layer of bark mulch when she planted them, and then one more layer once that had broken down. I'm not sure that's necessary though, as everyone in the area has great roses, even if they just stick them in the soil and wait for them to take off. pH might have something to do with it.
Very helpful. Thanks from Western Canada.
We have several native Symphyotrichums in my ecoregion in the Pacific NW usa, they really are just a joy to have in the garden. I almost want to park a chair in front of mine because it attracts the most interesting insects. Not sure if you guys grow any ornamental Sidalceas but that is another flower that's done pretty well in our clay. I also grow tufted hairgrass, in the wettest, poorest draining parts of my yard -- for which I think there are some ornamental cultivars as well
Excellent video. Many thanks.
Thanks you again for another great video and great information
I garden in clay soil and it hasn't stopped me but I do quite a bit of prep work. As I don't compost myself, I use the cheapest peat free compost I can find (the less rich the better!) and mix it in with the soil, as well as potting grit. I do add some farmland manure (well rotted) but that's for nutrition rather than drainage. I make the hole for each plant very wide and deep - my thinking for that is that even if some water does gather at the bottom of the hole, hopefully this way it won't get to the main part of the root and make it rot. And little by little, plant by plant, most of the borders have now been amended.
I used dolomite and airated the clay with a pitchfork and left it for a while, then added and garden mix before planting my fish tail fern.
Its as tall as my house now.
Clivias and bromeliads and orchids dont mind clay soil.
Didnt know astilbes liked clay soil or my favorite flower "astrantia " too.
Thank you that was very helpful.
Thank you!!!
Have red clay. Usually it becomes cement and fissures in July. This year in April.
I have a large garden and grow most of the plants you have discussed. All do very well, except the Bistorta affines. This blooms sparsely each year. It grows into a beautiful mat but is not invasive. It is next to clumps of Ajuga which loves the garden. I look forward to the beautiful blue blooms over a long period in the Spring. The Bistorta was planted next to it as a great contrast in the late summer with shades of pink blooms, bright green leaves, red stems, and sitting next to the now deep burgundy leaves of the Ajuga. After 2 years the blooms are negligible. Any idea why? My 20 year old garden has become less solid clay and huge rocks, to a much better soil with a “ clay undertone”.
Thanks … for your videos n help will try some of these.
I’ve been amending my clay soil bit by bit .. any suggestions for shade perennials? N plants bunnies don’t eat. This year they ate my brown eye susan, dahlias, parsley, marigolds, tomatoes… I put up cages n sprayed. Some bunnies reacted over cages n munched away 😡 so frustrating. In Delaware zone 7 ..btw few houses away their same flowers not touched ?? Bunnies to full from eating mine 🤣🤣
Hi Rosy, thanks for another informative video. I have the opposite problem, sandy soil. Would incorporating well aged compost help? I'm in zone 4 and tried to grow a bistort Superba but was unsuccessful.
Absolutely. You don’t even have to incorporate it (unless you are planting). Just mulch with at least 4 inches of compost every year. Earthworms and other micro organisms will do most of the work of mixing the soil for you. In case you don’t know it, look up the “no dig method”. Plenty of videos show how it works. I have tried it myself and it’s awesome. You can get great results without the back breaking work of digging and turning over the soil.
I dont understand all the different names for asters. How is eurybia different from symphootrichum?
Different genera within Asteraceae. Several are colloquially known as Asters, like Aster proper, Symphyotrichum, Erigeron, Boltonia, Eurybia. All have smallish daisy flowers.
Botanists reclassify plants into new groups all the time. Most species that were once in the genus Aster are now split off into their own genera.
Rosy actually did a whole video about the aster plant family th-cam.com/video/qQIz1kxYwko/w-d-xo.htmlsi=tsDlI0UATvcGHoye
I was told it’s because of development in DNA analysis technology. Botanists now have access to genetic information that have given them a better understanding of how genera and species are related to each other. That’s why all the current renaming of plants is happening.
@@pansepot1490 Yes, that's true.
Evergreens for clay please...
Hi! Viburnum Tinus, most conifers, Hellebores, some Ferns, Bergenias, Camelias, rhododendrons, azaleas , Pieris, Skimmias (acid soil also) Euonymus, Leucothoe, Vinca, Carex, Sarcococca, Mahonias. ☺️
Which country this video
Uk
I saw someone on youtube who had been drilling core holes in his lawn and pulling the clay out to replace it with compost. Over a few years the compost broke down into the clay soil improving it. Do you think this os a viable method? It seems a lot of work