Ready-made borders

Chalky Soil

Open border plan Soils found over chalk are invariable alkaline, and if the soil is quite shallow, then the chief problem for the lime-tolerant plants will be rapid drainage. This border has been designed using plants which can cope with these difficult conditions and will give you a long period of interest throughout the year.

Planting tips: Dig in loads of composted farmyard manure or garden compost before you plant to help enrich the soil and improve its water holding capacity. Subsequently you should add a generous layer of the compost as a mulch each autumn and then leave it for the worms to work into the soil over the winter.

You will need a border measuring 4 x 2m in a sunny spot.

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Plant		Price	Qty.	Availability	Total
	Verbena ‘Verbena bonariensis’	£5.45	8	within 2 weeks	£43.60
	Golden Oats ‘Stipa gigantea’	£7.95	1	within 2 weeks.	£7.95
	Red Valerian ‘Centranthus ruber’	£4.95	3	within 2 weeks	£14.85
	Dogwood ‘Cornus sanguinea Midwinter Fire’	£7.95	1	within 2 weeks.	£7.95
	Bear's Breeches ‘Acanthus spinosus’	£5.45	3	within 2 weeks.	£16.35
	Rock Rose ‘Cistus x argenteus Silver Pink’	£6.95	1	within 2 weeks	£6.95
	St. John's Wort ‘Hypericum x moserianum Tricolor’	£6.95	1	within 2 weeks	£6.95
	Masterwort ‘Astrantia major Lars’	£5.95	5	within 2 weeks	£29.75
	Shrubby Veronica ‘Hebe Red Edge’	£7.95	1	within 2 weeks	£7.95
	Lesser Periwinkle ‘Vinca minor Atropurpurea’	£5.95	1	within 2 weeks	£5.95
	Catmint ‘Nepeta x faassenii’	£5.95	1	within 2 weeks.	£5.95
	Mullein ‘Verbascum (Cotswold Group) Pink Domino’	£5.95	3	within 2 weeks	£17.85
	Elephant's Ears ‘Bergenia cordifolia Purpurea’	£5.45	1	within 2 weeks.	£5.45
	Shrubby Veronica ‘Hebe Red Edge’	£7.95	1	within 2 weeks	£7.95
	Bleeding Heart ‘Dicentra spectabilis’	£5.45	1	within 2 weeks.	£5.45
	Daphne ‘Daphne odora Aureomarginata’	£24.95	1	within 2 weeks	£24.95
	Pincushion Flower ‘Scabious caucasica Clive Greaves’	£0.00	0	available to order from spring 2009	£0.00
	Black-eyed Susan ‘Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii Goldsturm’	£5.45	5	within 2 weeks.	£27.25

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