The key to any successful garden is a good quality topsoil, regardless of whether you are looking for good quality grass or thriving plants, you will need to pay particular attention to your topsoil to reach your goals. Unfortunately this is all too often overlooked and neglected. Instead many people will abuse it consistently and start to complain when their lawn and plants start to fail. Below are some of the most common problems seen as a result of poor quality topsoil:

- The sun comes out and patches of your lawn start to turn a Brown colour
- Your prize lawn has areas of moss
- Lawn starting to sink in some places and hold water
- Shrubs and other perennial plants not flowering as much as they used to
- Your plants, are not growing at the rate they have done in previous years

If your topsoil starts to flag and not perform then it is likely you will see some of these symptoms. Over the years it is possible that you topsoil has not much more left in the tank to feed your garden with nutrients. This is why maintenance of topsoil is so important if our gardens are to be the way we want them to be.

Here are just a couple of reasons why your garden may not be the way you want it to be:

- Pets and wildlife, the call of nature as it were
- Your lawn is used as a playground by the kids
- Your lawn takes a pounding from all the garden parties and BBQ's.

Now we are not saying you can't do any of these, what we are saying is that giving your topsoil the care and attention it deserves will help it keep performing how you want it to for years to come. Of course if things are really bad then all is not lost.

You can repair the damage or improve what you already have and what's more it is not that difficult to do. The simplest way is to get more nutrients on to your topsoil with some compost or even some horse manure. give yourself a budget and then look to get the best one for that money. A reputable supplier should be more than happy to advise you on the different options available to you.

One thing to consider when buying topsoil is what it is going to be used for and what the problem is that you are trying to solve. By identifying the problem you can ensure you take the right measure. As for every topsoil problem there is a different solution. If your existing topsoil is holding too much moisture then you will need a topsoil mix that is free draining. On the flip side, if the ground is hard an dry you will need a topsoil that will retain moisture. Any questions you may have, such as how much topsoil is required can be answered by your supplier.