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    Clay Soil Dilemma

    Oct 08, 2019 3 minutes
    Sherri Ribbey

    Most yards are a mixture of sun and shade, good soil and bad. And as Chris Long found out when she bought her USDA zone 6 Kentucky home, that makes some areas especially challenging to design. Her sloping lot has better soil near the top and dense clay along the back of the privacy fence along with shade from neighboring trees. The before photo below shows you what it looks like. She’d like to have a great view to enjoy as she sits on the patio with her

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