soil mix for ceanothus

Hi all,

I am planning to put in a ceanothus ray hartmann in a raised bed.  What
type of soil mix would be appropriate for this california native?


the raised bed will probably only be 1.5 ft (about 50cm) high so I
suppose I should break up/amend my heavy clay soil as well.  Or should I
plaster the area with newspapers and dump soil mix on top to fill the
raised bed-kind of a massive no till project?

I am also thinking of eventually planting bird attracting and drought
tolerant california natives (e.g. manzanita, sumac, toyon) in my heavy
clay soil.  I also have cuttings of coastal sage and prickly poppy from
the santa monica mountains that are rooting nicely.  Do you think I can
plug the plants into the ground and
do the no till maneuvers or should I prepare the ground prior to planting?

Any advice would be helpful.  This is the first time I am planting a
California native.

Thanks in advance

Angela Lee
gardening in coastal southern california (sunset 24)
los angeles (mar vista/marina del rey)
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