Start with Soil

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Juliet Sargeant is an award-winning garden designer. Juliet’s presenter experience includes BBC Gardener’s World, regular coverage of the Chelsea Flower Show, BBC Inside Out and Channel 4’s Village of the Year. Juliet teaches garden design and horticulture at her Sussex Garden School.

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is a world famous centre for botanical and mycological knowledge. Over the past 250 years Kew has made innumerable contributions to increasing the understanding of plants and fungi with many benefits for humankind.

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Transform your garden into a flourishing hub for wildlife with the practical tips and techniques in Start with Soil. 

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Introduction

PART ONE: WHAT IS SOIL AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT FOR OUR GARDENS AND FOR THE ENVIRONMENT?

• How soil works
• Soil structure and biodiversity
• Soil and climate change

• Soil in our gardens PART TWO: GETTING TO KNOW YOUR SOIL

• Different soil types
• How to test soil

• Soil through the year PART THREE: GARDENING FOR BETTER SOIL Mulch and compost

• How to make leaf mulch
• Different types of compost

• How to make compostNo-Dig GardeningContainer GardeningRaised-Bed GardeningWhat to Plant for Healthy Soil

• Companion planting
• Ground cover
• Water retaining plants
• Plants for soil type (chalky, clay, loamy, peat, sandy and silty; poor soil and woodland environments)
• Plants for soil PH (acid-loving plants and alkaline-loving plants)
• Top Ten Soil Saving Plants PART FOUR: SOIL TROUBLESHOOTER
  Quick reference guide to key soil problems