ᐅ Topsoil or planting soil: which is better for a new garden?

Created on: 23 Jul 2023 09:13

Greetings to the forum; the house is built, we have moved in, and we are now starting with the landscaping. 🙂

I haven’t found clear or really satisfactory answers elsewhere, so I’m asking the experienced members here in the forum: From your perspective, is topsoil or planting soil better for establishing a new garden? Should I also buy and introduce worms, or wait to see if they settle on their own? For now, I’m mainly concerned with the base soil; once I know which plants will go where, I’ll prepare the soil in each planting hole accordingly.

Pinkiponk26 Jul 2023 09:37

#13

Tolentino schrieb:

Yellow seems to be your favorite color?
That would be a bit too much yellow for me. Maybe add some red or blue for variety?

Great, did you notice spontaneously that all are yellow, or did you do some research?
Yes, it is a lot of yellow; I want to see what effect it creates. Blue feels too "artificial" to me in the garden, and I’m unsure about red—maybe a bit too "aggressive." I might add some pink to the yellow, we’ll see.
Right now, purple-colored plants are heavily promoted, but that also feels too artificial for our region.
With my opinions, I don’t mean to offend anyone; everyone perceives color differently, and colors affect each person in their own way.

haydee26 Jul 2023 11:24

#14

I think there are many colors that can complement yellow nicely.
The English Garden once featured a report about Gordon Castle with planting examples. It doesn’t necessarily match your planting list, but I’m referring to colors that go well with yellow. There is a bed called Golden Peat.
It includes Dahlia Cafe au lait or sunflower Black Magic. The combination ranges from cream white, through orange, to black-red.

Dandelions grow on their own. Be aware that neighbors might complain. That stuff grows everywhere.

Pinkiponk26 Jul 2023 11:35

#15

haydee schrieb:

I think there are many colors that can also brighten up yellow.
There was a feature in The English Garden about Gordon Castle with planting examples. It doesn’t necessarily match your plant list, but I’m referring to colors that go well with yellow. There is a bed called Golden Peat.
There you’ll find dahlias like Cafe au Lait or sunflowers like Black Magic. The combination ranges from creamy white, through orange, to dark red-black.

Dandelions grow on their own. Be aware that neighbors might complain. That stuff grows everywhere.

Thanks for the suggestions, I will look into them right away.

Regarding dandelions, I thought if I cut off the flower heads before they turn into seed puffballs, they won’t spread to the neighbors?

motorradsilke26 Jul 2023 11:49

#16

Pinkiponk schrieb:

Thanks for the suggestions, I will look into that right away.

Regarding dandelions, I thought if I cut off the flower heads before they turn into seed heads, they won't spread to the neighbors?

In theory, yes, but in practice it usually rains before you get to cut them, or you might be away for a few days...
Still, go ahead and do it anyway 😉

haydee26 Jul 2023 12:39

#17

In theory, yes, but in practice, it’s hard to keep up. However, they propagate on their own. I had a huge amount this year.

You wanted to divide your garden into different sections, right?

Tolentino26 Jul 2023 13:36

#18

I knew about it with two of them (the German name was once "yellow," after all), so I did some research.
I find large clusters of one color rather artificial; a different color (no matter which) can break that up and make it look more natural. But yes, that is just a matter of personal taste.

ᐅ Topsoil or planting soil: which is better for a new garden?

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