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Plants For Clay Soil

Clay soil is usually rich in nutrients, but it can be hard to dig, and if it is very heavy, it can hold water for long periods of time. It may also take a long time to warm up in spring, which can slow down the new growth. If your clay soil is badly compacted, you can help improve the structure by digging in lots of sharp sand and composted organic matter.

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Hydrangea quercifolia Snow Queen ('Flemygea')
Hydrangea quercifolia Snow Queen ('Flemygea')
£32.99 - £69.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 5
Hydrangea quercifolia Snowflake ('Brido')
Hydrangea quercifolia Snowflake ('Brido')
£27.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Hydrangea quercifolia
Hydrangea quercifolia
£89.99
10 litre pot | 40 - 60cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Hydrangea quercifolia Tara
Hydrangea quercifolia 'Tara'
£28.75
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Physostegia virginiana Crystal Peak White
Physostegia virginiana 'Crystal Peak White'
£9.99 - £37.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
Ocimum basilicum lettuce leaf
basil - lettuce leaf
£2.99 £2.24
approx 300 seeds available to order from autumn
Ocimum basilicum Mrs Burns' Lemon
basil 'Mrs Burns' Lemon'
£2.99 £2.24
approx 250 seeds available to order from autumn
Ocimum tenuiflorum
basil - holy
£2.99 £2.24
approx 200 seeds available to order from autumn
Elaeagnus × submacrophylla
Elaeagnus × submacrophylla
£26.99 - £179.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 60 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
3 × 12 litre pots | 60 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 1
onion Sturon
onion 'Sturon'
£3.49 - £9.00
50 × sets available to order from winter
150 × sets available to order from winter
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1
onion Centurion
onion 'Centurion'
£3.99 - £9.99
50 × sets available to order from winter
150 × sets available to order from winter
onion Hercules
onion 'Hercules'
£3.49 - £9.99
50 × sets available to order from winter
150 × sets available to order from winter
onion Pink Panther
onion 'Pink Panther'
£4.49 - £8.98
50 × sets available to order from winter
100 + 50 FREE sets available to order from winter
onion Karmen
onion 'Karmen'
£3.99 - £9.99
50 × sets available to order from winter
150 × sets available to order from winter
Buddleja globosa
Buddleja globosa
£19.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Clematis Bill MacKenzie
Clematis 'Bill MacKenzie'
£14.99 - £29.98
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2
Origanum Rosenkuppel
Origanum 'Rosenkuppel'
£8.99 - £36.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 5
Aquilegia oxysepala
Aquilegia oxysepala
£3.99 £2.99
approx 30 seeds available to order from autumn
0 star 0 star 0 star 0 star 1 star 1.0 5 1
Aquilegia vulgaris Nivea
Aquilegia vulgaris 'Nivea'
£2.99 - £39.99
approx 70 seeds available to order from autumn
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 3
Aquilegia vulgaris William Guiness
Aquilegia vulgaris 'William Guiness'
£3.99 £2.99
approx 40 seeds available to order from autumn
Papaver (Oriental Group) Patty's Plum
Papaver (Oriental Group) 'Patty's Plum'
£11.99 - £44.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Papaver (Oriental Group) Beauty of Livermere
Papaver (Oriental Group) 'Beauty of Livermere'
£9.99 - £39.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Papaver (Oriental Group) Royal Wedding
Papaver (Oriental Group) 'Royal Wedding'
£9.99 - £44.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Papaver (Oriental Group) Red Rumble ('HG01') (PBR)

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Papaver (Oriental Group) Red Rumble ('HG01') (PBR)
£13.99 - £49.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Papaver (Oriental Group) Pink Perfection
Papaver (Oriental Group) 'Pink Perfection'
£12.99 - £54.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Prunus Beni-yutaka

New

Prunus 'Beni-yutaka'
£59.99 - £164.99
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus × incam Okamé
Prunus × incam 'Okamé'
£44.99 - £129.99
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Allium schubertii

20% off

Allium schubertii
£9.59 - £16.80
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Allium schubertii Arctic Snow
Allium schubertii 'Arctic Snow'
£8.72 - £22.40
3 × bulbs available to order from autumn
9 × bulbs available to order from autumn
Allium Round n Purple

20% off

Allium Round 'n' Purple
£7.99 - £23.19
1 × bulb Delivered during September
3 × bulbs Delivered during September
Allium Caméléon

20% off

Allium 'Caméléon'
£5.59 - £11.18
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Allium Globemaster

20% off

Allium 'Globemaster'
£6.39 - £35.98
1 × bulb Delivered during September
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
2 litre pot | 1 per pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Allium stipitatum Mount Everest

20% off

Allium stipitatum 'Mount Everest'
£4.39 - £35.98
1 × bulb Delivered during September
3 × bulbs Delivered during September
2 litre pot | 1 per pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Allium giganteum

20% off

Allium giganteum
£6.39 - £16.80
1 × bulb Delivered during September
3 × bulbs Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Allium Mercurius (PBR)

20% off

Allium 'Mercurius' (PBR)
£5.59 - £20.00
1 × bulb Delivered during September
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
Allium Ambassador

20% off

Allium 'Ambassador'
£7.99 - £21.52
1 × bulb Delivered during September
3 × bulbs Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Allium Mont Blanc

20% off

Allium 'Mont Blanc'
£5.59 - £14.40
1 × bulb Delivered during September
3 × bulbs Delivered during September
Allium Ambassador 'XXL bulb'

20% off

Allium 'Ambassador' (XXL bulb)
£10.39 - £28.80
1 × bulb | extra large Delivered during September
3 × bulbs | extra large Delivered during September
Allium Gladiator

20% off

Allium 'Gladiator'
£14.39 - £37.60
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
15 × bulbs Delivered during September
2 litre pot | 1 per pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Allium nigrum

20% off

Allium nigrum
£5.59 - £11.18
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Allium stipitatum Violet Beauty

20% off

Allium stipitatum 'Violet Beauty'
£3.99 - £7.92
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
10 + 5 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Allium Eros

20% off

Allium 'Eros'
£4.79 - £8.80
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
10 + 5 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
0 star 0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Allium amplectens Graceful Beauty

20% off

Allium amplectens 'Graceful Beauty'
£4.39 - £8.78
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
10 + 5 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
0 star 0 star 0.5 star 1 star 1 star
Allium Miami

20% off

Allium 'Miami'
£4.79 - £9.58
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
10 + 5 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Allium Powder Puff

20% off

Allium 'Powder Puff'
£4.79 - £12.00
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
15 × bulbs Delivered during September
Osmanthus × burkwoodii
Osmanthus × burkwoodii
£24.99 - £79.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 60 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Matteuccia struthiopteris
Matteuccia struthiopteris
£10.99 - £44.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
0.5 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
grape Müller-Thurgau
grape 'Riesling'
£22.99
2 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Ligustrum ovalifolium
Ligustrum ovalifolium
£19.99 - £159.98
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
25 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star
Primula elatior
Primula elatior
£7.99 - £18.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
0 star 0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star

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