It's an ideal mix of the three different soil particle sizes – sand, silt and clay – and so is generally thought to be the ...

If your garden has heavy clay soil, you'll know what hard work it ... so beware of working the soil too soon after a cold, wet winter. Clay is easily compacted and in summer it can bake hard ...

During the dormant period, many plants succumb to frost or to cold, excessively wet soil ... by breaking down over the winter months, adding organic matter to the soil and improving drainage.

if the lavender plant is rooted in wet or heavy soil, the roots can suffer and the plant will wilt. Also note that by the winter, some lavender plants aren't hardy and won't survive the winter ...