needing advice plsss.

Hi there,
Im completely new to gardening, so forgive me if I am totally ignorant!
I have a few queries........
I have quite a small garden, a bit of decking and a lawn full of bald spots because of the dog. (we have now fenced off the lawn bit from the mutt).
What I would like to do is to put a border along one of the fences.
Should I get some topsoil and compost to fill it up?
I have brought some euonymus,thyme varigated lemon, osteopermum and mossy saxifrage. Would these be ok to plant out in the border?

I am getting some of that stuff to treat the bald spots, should I turn over the soil before I put t on?
Thanks in advance for any help you can give me, or some sugestions of what will look good in the border, it does get quite a good bit of sun along the fence. But I need to do a soil test too don't I?
Thanks

 

Hi Char....there is no such thing as an ignorant question here, we all started out somwhere.:gnthb:

I have a dog that likes to water everything:dh: and has caused some bald spots, and i always rake the area well, to get rid of the dead grass, water it, and then add the grass seed, or whatever i am putting down.:thumb:

If you dont know the quality of the soil, then it wouldn't hurt to add some top soil or compost, and even some manure, just in case.

Good luck, and welcome by the way :D