well-drained
Doesn't hold moisture
Well-drained describes soil or land that doesn't retain excess water, allowing moisture to percolate away rather than pool or saturate.
The term appears constantly in gardening advice: Lavender needs full sun and well-drained soil.
Poor drainage leads to root rot and waterlogged plants.
Well-drained can also describe any system that effectively removes unwanted liquid.
Full of fine grains
- loamyRich in humus
- porousAllowing passage of fluids
- aeratedCharged with gas
- friableReadily reduced to fragments
amendment · compost · perlite · vermiculite · gravel · humus · mulch · raised bed
Angled terrain or steepness
- gradientRate of change across space
- gradingAssigning marks to work
- swaleSoggy terrain depression
- catchmentArea collecting water runoff
runoff · erosion · retaining wall · terracing · berms · infiltration · irrigation · hardscape
Moist and flavorful
- cactusSpiny desert plant
- lavenderFragrant herb, pale violet
- rosemaryFragrant culinary evergreen
- MediterraneanSea between Europe, Africa, Asia
xerophyte · alpine · rockery · herb garden · citrus · tomato · perennial · drought-tolerant
sandy
Full of fine grains
friable · amendment · compost · perlite · vermiculite · gravel · humus · mulch · raised bed · percolation
slope
Angled terrain or steepness
catchment · runoff · erosion · retaining wall · terracing · berms · infiltration · irrigation · hardscape · topography
succulent
Moist and flavorful
Mediterranean · xerophyte · alpine · rockery · herb garden · citrus · tomato · perennial · drought-tolerant · native plants
- moisture needsxeric, mesic, hydric, arid, humid
- soil typesclay soil, sandy soil, loamy soil, rocky soil, loam