From Amateur Gardening’s historic 138-year-old archive
This extract from AG 15 November 1975 looks at the best plants to grow in clay soils
THE trouble with clay soils is that they are heavy to work and difficult to drain, but they have advantages, including, quite often, a high degree of fertility and an ability to retain plant food. These can be beneficial. Some of the best crops and finest flowers are grown on clay soils, but the ground has to be well dug to let in air and allow surplus water to escape.
Roses are an obvious
