I live in an apartment with a patio and the bushes that go around it are full on top but the bottom of them have barely any leaves. Also between my patio and my neighbor's the bushes died. I don't know anything about gardening but the soil is like clay where the bushes are planted. I am planting a little flower garden near them where I was going to dig up the clay and buy soil to plant my flowers in. Is there any way I can replace the clay that the bushes are in without hurting them? If not does anyone have any suggestions of something I could try? Thank you for your help!

I aked this question on the tile forum. I live in a cold area. So when I received my bulbs to late to plant. (oriental Lily) . I had some very large styrofoam tubs. I put soil in them and planted. Before I could think they were 6 inches then when I looked again they were 15 inches high. I now do not want to move them but I wanted to make the tubs pretty hense the idea put a mosaic tile cover on them. Wondering if any of you have ever covered styrofoam with tile? Maybe I will put a surrond of wood? I do not want to move them one has a bud already. I think I fooled them with all the insulation they think it is July.