Before you dig a garden, it's important to figure out what type of soil you have and then select plants (and amend your soil) accordingly.

“Soils with too much clay and too much sand can both be remedied by lots of good organic matter ... and long pants as the machine can kick up soil or rocks,” says Roman. Now you're ready ...

Over millions of years, wind and water gradually weather rocks ... soil with good structure has lots of these clumps, called aggregates, which loosen heavy clay soil and help sandy soils hold ...

And not just any soil. Over the next few days they’ll be adding 6,000 cubic yards of specially manufactured soil to cover the crossing, a mix of sand, silt and clay ... and lots of soil ...