Why testing your soil is important

Testing soil for PH and to find out its structure is crucial to any planting scheme.  

Many plants that would thrive in acidic soil would struggle in alkaline and vice versa.  

It is also important to know whether your soil is clay, sandy or loamy in structure.  Some plants love the high moisture content of clay soils whilst others need free draining conditions to succeed.  

Knowing the type of soil you have will help to inform what sort of design scheme would suit the site.  There is no point dreaming of a Mediterranean scheme if your site is wet in winter and slow to dry out in spring.  

Jo Manfredi-Hamer Garden Design will always do a soil test and assess the light and shade in different parts of your garden.  Only then will a planting plan be prepared.