[Tina&Tony]

Just a few pictures to prove that gardening on very very heavy grey clay is possible - (back breaking but possible) here's a before and after:




This is within 2 years..  isnt nature amasing!

Tina

[Lee1978]

Wow Tina&Tony that looks great, i like the use of the pergola it gives the garden more depth.
   

[compostqueen]

heavy clay holds onto nutrients which is one thing in its favour.  You hve to keep adding to it with bulky organic material to keep an open texture or it goes sour and then plants fail to thrive. I found this with mine. It was fine in the first few years but then it started going bad cos I hadn't kept on top of it by adding manures etc

The garden looks absolutely wonderful. Roses love clayey soils  

[Teen76]

You garden looks lovely, well done with all your hard work.  I like the little cat also!

I have just gained an allotment plot which has that grey clay, known as 'glay' I believe.  If you've any tips on how to cope with it that would be great.

Well done once again.

Teen

[Trillium]

You get out exactly what you put in. Keep it up and you'll keep having a place you can be very proud of. My own back suffered 'clay' agonies, so I truly understand the hard work. Each year gets a little better.

[Snap Dragon]

What a beautiful garden Tina...

That's a lovely rose - is it scented? I'd like one like that to grow up my shed on the lottie... any ideas what it's called?

[Foxy]

Wow T&T looks beautiful! We have heavy clay and I am in the process of planting a rose border - I understand the "clay back" very well! am using loads of our own composted material(lhanks to our chickens!) to it as well as a bit of sand and well cross fingers!)