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will have turned into fine, dark leaf mould. Use it as a seed-sowing medium or mixed with equal parts of fine garden compost, loam and sharp sand for potting.Before you build your leaf heap, choose a position that's out of sight but easy to get at. It should

the process by turning your heap occasionally with a garden fork, to aerate it, mixing the outside ingredients to the inside. Make sure you cover your bin to keep the rain out.When the mixture turns brown and crumbly, and very slightly sweet smelling

, hanging baskets and other containers. The roots of the plants grow around the saturated granules to draw moisture as they need it.AdamDon't worry about the lawn in dry weather. It will soon recover the next time it rains.Grow drought-tolerant plants

of the most dramatic types within the genus. Their star-like form means they stand up well to inclement weather, because they're less prone to being weighed down by heavy rain, or blown about by wind, than other dahlia types.Cactus dahlias also need less

Soil typesYour soil type - sandy, loam or clay - determines which plant species you can grow. Knowing your soil type enables to you to choose the plants best suited to your garden. Soil type is identified the presence of clay, sand and silt