Great Plants for Clay Soil

You could spend a lot of time, money and effort to improve clay or heavy soil, but first, let me suggest some plants that may thrive in your soil just the way it is. Clay does a great job of retaining moisture and nutrients, is slow to warm in the spring, and provides excellent root support to stabilize taller plants. These conditions advantage some plants over others, and in this video I'll list some of my favorite edibles (veggies and fruits) and ornamentals for heavy and clay soil.

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Photo credits:

Lettuce CC BY 2.0 Dwight Sipler
Brussels sprouts CC BY 2.0 Julie Corso
Swiss chard CC BY 2.0 foshie (Flickr)
Peas CC BY-SA 4.0 Kolforn (Wikimedia)
Black Mulberry CC BY 2.0 Tarek Siala
Alchemilla CC BY-SA 4.0 GT1976
Hydrangea CC BY 2.0 Maria de la Luz Wischnewski
Ligularia CC BY-SA 4.0 Krzysztof Ziarnek
Helleborus CC BY 2.0 Garry Knight
Laburnum CC BY-SA 3.0 Etienne (Wikimedia Commons)
Kolkwitzia CC BY-SA 3.0 KENPEI
Liatris CC BY-SA 3.0 Dy-e
Digitalis CC BY-SA 2.0 David Prasad
Anemone CC BY-SA 4.0 Phillipp Guttmann
Aruncus CC BY-SA 3.0 Anneli Salo
Polemonium CC BY-SA 4.0 David J. Stang