5 ideas for under trees: bring the soil beneath your tree to life with these shady solutions

摘要

What to do with the shady soil beneath a large tree can stump even seasoned gardeners. It's riddled with roots that suck out all the food and water, making it dry and trowel-bendingly difficult to plant. Above soil, the branches make it dark and stopyou from putting features and plants there. So even though most gardens have at least one tree,the space under its canopy is usually home to little more than threadbare grass. But it doesn't have to be this way - without too much effort round your treea brand new lease of life. Any one of our easy ideas can be done in less than a weekend -so get out there and make a difference.