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.
Buy all 29 plants for the border
Total: £242.71
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Availability: within 4 weeks
Please note some plants are unavailable
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| Plant | Price | Qty. | Availability | Total |
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Verbena bonariensis
verbena
|
£7.99 |
8 |
within 3-4 days |
£63.92 |
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Stipa gigantea
golden oats
|
£8.99 |
1 |
within 3-4 days |
£8.99 |
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Centranthus ruber
red valerian
|
£6.99 |
3 |
within 3-4 days |
£20.97 |
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Cornus sanguinea
'Midwinter Fire'
dogwood
|
£8.99 |
1 |
within 3-4 days |
£8.99 |
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Acanthus spinosus
bear's breeches
|
£7.99 |
3 |
within 2-3 weeks |
£23.97 |
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Cistus × argenteus 'Silver Pink'
rock rose
|
£9.99 |
1 |
within 3-4 days |
£9.99 |
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Hypericum × moserianum 'Tricolor'
St. John's wort
|
£8.99 |
1 |
within 3-4 days |
£8.99 |
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Astrantia major 'White Giant' ®
masterwort
|
£0.00 |
0 |
available to order from summer 2012 |
£0.00 |
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Hebe
'Red Edge'
shrubby veronica
|
£8.99 |
1 |
within 2 weeks |
£8.99 |
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Vinca minor
'Atropurpurea'
lesser periwinkle
|
£8.99 |
1 |
within 3-4 days |
£8.99 |
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Nepeta × faassenii
catmint
|
£7.99 |
1 |
within 3-4 days |
£7.99 |
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Verbascum (Cotswold Group) 'Pink Domino'
mullein
|
£0.00 |
0 |
available to order from spring 2012 |
£0.00 |
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Bergenia cordifolia
'Purpurea'
elephant's ears
|
£6.99 |
1 |
within 3-4 days |
£6.99 |
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Hebe
'Red Edge'
shrubby veronica
|
£8.99 |
1 |
within 2 weeks |
£8.99 |
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Dicentra spectabilis
bleeding heart
|
£0.00 |
0 |
available to order from spring 2012 |
£0.00 |
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Daphne odora
'Aureomarginata'
daphne
|
£19.99 |
1 |
within 4 weeks |
£19.99 |
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Scabiosa caucasica
'Clive Greaves'
pincushion flower
|
£0.00 |
0 |
available to order from spring 2012 |
£0.00 |
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Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii 'Goldsturm'
black-eyed susan
|
£6.99 |
5 |
within 3-4 days |
£34.95 |
