Echinaceas are real dazzlers in the late-summer border: sturdy daisies standing erect with flowers that resemble sets of spinning saucers. The colourful sun-ray petals surround bronzed, almost metallic cones. These prickly centres also give echinacea its name, for Ekhînos is Greek for hedgehog.
Don't Underestimate the Importance of Soil in a Garden
28.06.2023 - 11:48 / treehugger.com
Soil is far more than just dirt. Treating soil like dirt is one of the worst things we can do. If you underestimate the importance of soil in a garden, there is little chance of creating a successful and productive garden which can stand the test of time.
As a gardener, and through my design and consultancy work, I have found that a lack of understanding about soil and its importance is a common cause for garden issues. Many of the most common gardening mistakes revolve around this key issue.
If you are new to gardening, you may not have given much thought to what soil actually is. You might think about soil as the stuff below your feet, the stuff which fills garden beds, or is tracked into your home on the soles of shoes.
But new gardeners—indeed, everyone—should understand that soil is so much more than the material we see. Soil is a living ecosystem, teeming with life. Soil is made up of its mineral constituents, organic matter, air, water and living organisms—from earthworms and larvae to nematodes and microscopic bacteria and fungi.
All of these elements combine to create a precious world that is essential to life on earth. Without the complex web of life in healthy soil, the world's terrestrial ecosystems cannot survive. I remind my clients that healthy soil is required to grow healthy plants, and without healthy plants the lives of humans and other animals are no longer possible. In many senses, everything comes back to the soil.
As the UK government states, “The soil delivers 95% of global food supplies, but it is a limited resource under pressure from climate change, population growth, urban development, waste, pollution… and a lack of understanding.”
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