Plants For Chalky Soil

Chalky soils (or those based on limestone) are usually alkaline, so have a pH above 7. They tend to be freely draining, stony and don’t hold onto nutrients very well. Therefore, to help your plants flourish, you should water regularly and dig in lots of composted organic matter as often as you can.

Quick growing
Ground cover
Cosmos atrosanguineus Chocamocha ('Thomocha') (PBR)

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Cosmos atrosanguineus Chocamocha ('Thomocha') (PBR)
£7.49 - £17.24
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cosmos bipinnatus Antiquity
Cosmos bipinnatus 'Antiquity'
£7.49 - £27.74
20 seedlings available to order from winter
Cosmos bipinnatus Apollo Pink (Apollo Series)
Cosmos bipinnatus 'Apollo Pink' (Apollo Series)
£12.99 £9.74
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Cosmos bipinnatus Apollo White (Apollo Series)
Cosmos bipinnatus 'Apollo White' (Apollo Series)
£12.99 £9.74
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Cosmos bipinnatus Apricota

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Cosmos bipinnatus 'Apricota'
£2.24 - £14.98
approx 50 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Cosmos bipinnatus Candy Stripe

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Cosmos bipinnatus 'Candy Stripe'
£2.99 £2.24
approx 100 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cosmos bipinnatus Capriola

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Cosmos bipinnatus 'Capriola'
£2.99 £2.24
approx 30 seeds available to order from winter
Cosmos bipinnatus Cosimo Collarette (Cosimo Series)

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Cosmos bipinnatus 'Cosimo Collarette' (Cosimo Series)
£2.62 - £14.98
approx 30 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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Cosmos bipinnatus Double Click Cranberries (Double Click Series)

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Cosmos bipinnatus 'Double Click Cranberries' (Double Click Series)
£4.79 £3.59
approx 60 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cosmos bipinnatus Double Click Rose Bonbon (Double Click Series)

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Cosmos bipinnatus 'Double Click Rose Bonbon' (Double Click Series)
£4.99 £3.74
approx 75 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cosmos bipinnatus Double Click Snow Puff (Double Click Series)

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Cosmos bipinnatus 'Double Click Snow Puff' (Double Click Series)
£3.29 £2.47
approx 60 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cosmos bipinnatus Fizzy Rose Picotee (Fizzy Series)

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Cosmos bipinnatus 'Fizzy Rose Picotee' (Fizzy Series)
£2.47 - £14.98
approx 100 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Cosmos bipinnatus Fizzy White (Fizzy Series)

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Cosmos bipinnatus 'Fizzy White' (Fizzy Series)
£3.29 £2.47
approx 100 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cosmos bipinnatus Purity

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Cosmos bipinnatus 'Purity'
£2.17 - £27.74
approx 100 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cosmos bipinnatus Razzmatazz Series
Cosmos bipinnatus 'Razzmatazz Series'
£13.87 - £27.74
20 seedlings available to order from winter
Cosmos bipinnatus Rubinato

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Cosmos bipinnatus 'Rubinato'
£3.79 £2.84
approx 30 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cosmos bipinnatus Velouette

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Cosmos bipinnatus 'Velouette'
£3.99 £2.99
approx 30 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cosmos bipinnatus Xsenia

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Cosmos bipinnatus 'Xsenia'
£2.84 - £16.49
approx 30 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
cosmos gift set
cosmos gift set
£14.99 £11.24
gift set available to order from winter
Cosmos sulphureus Bright Lights mixed

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Cosmos sulphureus 'Bright Lights mixed'
£2.99 £2.24
approx 100 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cotinus Candy Floss
Cotinus 'Candy Floss'
£29.99 £22.49
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Cotinus coggygria Golden Spirit ('Ancot') (PBR)

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Cotinus coggygria Golden Spirit ('Ancot') (PBR)
£28.99 £21.74
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cotinus coggygria Royal Purple

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Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple'
£22.49 - £67.49
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
7.5 litre pot | 40 - 60cm In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
Cotinus Grace

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Cotinus 'Grace'
£26.75 £20.06
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cotoneaster Cornubia

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Cotoneaster 'Cornubia'
£18.74 - £97.49
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Cotoneaster horizontalis

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Cotoneaster horizontalis
£14.99 - £37.49
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cotoneaster Hybridus Pendulus
Cotoneaster 'Hybridus Pendulus'
£129.99 £97.49
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Cotoneaster naoujanensis Berried Treasure

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Cotoneaster naoujanensis 'Berried Treasure'
£22.99 £17.24
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cotoneaster × suecicus Coral Beauty

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Cotoneaster × suecicus 'Coral Beauty'
£7.49 - £35.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
courgette Defender F1

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courgette 'Defender' F1
£2.24 - £6.00
approx 10 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × packets of seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
courgette Gold Rush

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courgette 'Goldrush' F1
£3.99 £2.99
approx 16 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
courgette Jemmer F1

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courgette 'Jemmer' F1
£5.24 - £10.48
8.5cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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courgette Romanesco

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courgette 'Romanesco'
£1.42 - £2.24
approx 15 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
approx 45 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
courgette Striato d'Italia

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courgette 'Striato d'Italia'
£2.99 £2.24
approx 15 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
courgette Zucchini

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courgette 'Zucchini'
£2.49 £1.87
approx 15 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Crambe cordifolia
Crambe cordifolia
£7.49 - £14.81
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Crataegus monogyna
Crataegus monogyna - Hawthorn hedging
£37.49 - £127.48
25 × bare root plants | 40 - 60cm tall available to order from autumn
25 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
25 × bare root plants | 80 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 40 - 60cm tall available to order from autumn
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 80 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
Crataegus persimilis Prunifolia
Crataegus persimilis 'Prunifolia'
£33.74 - £52.49
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall available to order from autumn
Crataegus persimilis Prunifolia Splendens
Crataegus persimilis 'Prunifolia Splendens'
£129.99 £97.49
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Crataegus × lavalleei Carrierei
Crataegus × lavalleei 'Carrierei'
£89.99 £67.49
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall available to order from autumn
Crataegus × media Crimson Cloud
Crataegus × media 'Crimson Cloud'
£33.74 - £67.49
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall available to order from autumn
Crataegus × media Paul's Scarlet
Crataegus × media 'Paul's Scarlet'
£36.74 - £97.49
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Crataegus × media Plena

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Crataegus × media 'Plena'
£29.99 - £97.49
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall available to order from autumn
Crataegus × media Punicea Flore Pleno
Crataegus × media 'Punicea Flore Pleno'
£29.99 - £97.49
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Crocosmia collection
Crocosmia collection
£13.46 - £26.93
1 × collection | 30 bulbs available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 90 bulbs available to order from winter
Crocosmia Emberglow
Crocosmia 'Emberglow'
£5.24 - £13.50
10 × corms available to order from winter
30 × corms available to order from winter

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