Nottinghamshire drains better than most of our home county, and that changes a good deal about how a garden should be built.

Much of the county sits on Sherwood sandstone, and the free-draining sandy soils that come with it. That is largely good news — less standing water, fewer waterlogged corners, and sub-bases that can often be shallower than the equivalent build on Leicestershire clay.

It brings its own problems though. Sandy soil drains so freely that it dries out fast in summer and holds neither water nor nutrients well, which means planting needs choosing for it and new lawns need considerably more watering to establish than they would on clay. It also means loose material can migrate if edges are not properly restrained.

The county is not uniform. Towards the south and west, around the Leicestershire and Derbyshire borders, clay reappears. In the Trent valley there are alluvial soils and a higher water table, which matters a great deal for anything dug into the ground — pools especially.

As everywhere, we assess at survey rather than assuming. But sandstone country genuinely is a different build from clay, and it is worth knowing which one you have.

Towns and villages covered:

Nottingham, West Bridgford, Beeston, Arnold, Carlton, Hucknall, Mansfield, Newark-on-Trent, Bingham, Southwell, Ruddington, Keyworth, Cotgrave, East Leake, Radcliffe on Trent, Burton Joyce, Lowdham, Calverton and the surrounding villages.

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