Plants For Sandy Soil

Sandy soils tend to drain very quickly, so are ideal for supporting Mediterranean-style or drought-tolerant plants, which are happiest in dry conditions. These soils are usually low in nutrients, so digging in lots of composted organic matter will not only bump these up, but will also help it retain water.

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Sorbus splendens
Sorbus splendens
£159.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Sorbus wardii
Sorbus wardii
£159.99
12 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall shipped within 2 weeks
100 days of pastels pot collection

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100 days of pastels pot collection
£66.21 - £157.23
1 × collection | bulbs & plants only available to order from summer
1 × collection | bulbs & plants & pot available to order from summer
apple Little Pax
apple 'Little Pax'
£149.99
12 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Laburnum anagyroides Yellow Rocket
Laburnum anagyroides 'Yellow Rocket'
£149.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Carpinus betulus Rockhampton Red ('Lochglow') (PBR)

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Carpinus betulus Rockhampton Red ('Lochglow') (PBR)
£39.99 - £149.99
bare root | 1.5 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from spring
apple Core Blimey
apple 'Core Blimey'
£149.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apple Meridian (PBR)
apple 'Meridian' (PBR)
£149.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Acer platanoides Drummondii
Acer platanoides 'Drummondii'
£144.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Liquidambar styraciflua Slender Silhouette

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Liquidambar styraciflua 'Slender Silhouette'
£99.99 - £139.99
9 litre pot | 1 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from spring
Prunus The Bride

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Prunus 'The Bride'
£31.99 - £159.99
bare root | 1.2m tall Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | top worked at 45cm available to order from spring
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from spring
Amelanchier laevis Snowflakes

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Amelanchier laevis 'Snowflakes'
£99.99 - £139.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall | tree available to order from spring
Betula Royal Frost

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Betula 'Royal Frost'
£89.99 - £139.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from spring
Prunus Little Pink Perfection

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Prunus 'Little Pink Perfection'
£39.99 - £139.99
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | top worked at 45cm shipped within 2 weeks
bare root | 1 - 1.5m tall available to order from spring
Catalpa bignonioides Aurea

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Catalpa bignonioides 'Aurea'
£39.99 - £139.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall shipped within 2 weeks
bare root | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from spring
Acer platanoides Princeton Gold ('Prigo') (PBR)
Acer platanoides Princeton Gold ('Prigo') (PBR)
£139.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Ginkgo biloba Gold Spire ('Blagon')
Ginkgo biloba 'Gold Spire' ('Blagon')
£139.99 - £164.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.5m tall available to order from spring
cherry Sweetheart

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cherry 'Sweetheart'
£31.99 - £154.99
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall Delivered by mid-December
12 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1.8m available to order from spring
apricot Pink Marry
apricot 'Pink Marry'
£134.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Betula pendula subsp. pendula Fastigiata Joes ('Jolep 1')

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Betula pendula subsp. pendula Fastigiata Joes ('Jolep 1')
£189.99 £132.99
12 litre pot | 2 - 2.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Prunus Tai-haku

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Prunus 'Tai-haku'
£31.99 - £129.99
bare root | 1.2m tall Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from spring
Sorbus cashmiriana

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Sorbus aff. cashmiriana
£39.99 - £129.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
Sorbus Joseph Rock

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Sorbus 'Joseph Rock'
£35.99 - £129.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
Cotoneaster Hybridus Pendulus
Cotoneaster 'Hybridus Pendulus'
£129.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from spring
Sorbus pseudohupehensis Pink Pagoda

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Sorbus pseudohupehensis 'Pink Pagoda'
£35.99 - £129.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
Prunus Snow Goose

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Prunus 'Snow Goose'
£31.99 - £129.99
bare root | 1.2m tall Delivered by mid-December
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall shipped within 2 weeks
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2m tall available to order from spring
Crataegus persimilis Prunifolia Splendens

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Crataegus persimilis 'Prunifolia Splendens'
£99.99 - £129.99
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Prunus Shōgetsu

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Prunus 'Shōgetsu'
£35.99 - £129.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
Sorbus bissetii
Sorbus bissetii
£129.99
12 litre pot available to order from spring
Tilia cordata Greenspire

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Tilia cordata 'Greenspire'
£84.99 - £129.99
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from spring
Malus Scarlett

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Malus 'Scarlett'
£31.99 - £129.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1m tall Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.6m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Wisteria floribunda f. multijuga
Wisteria floribunda f. multijuga
£42.99 - £129.99
3 litre pot | 1m cane | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
5 litre pot | 1.5m cane | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Prunus Snow Showers

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Prunus 'Snow Showers'
£31.99 - £159.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | top worked at 1.2m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
Sorbus aucuparia

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Sorbus aucuparia
£31.99 - £129.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall shipped within 2 weeks
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
Betula Fascination

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Betula 'Fascination'
£99.99 - £129.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall available to order from spring
Wisteria floribunda Kimono
Wisteria floribunda 'Kimono'
£42.99 - £129.99
3 litre pot | 1m cane | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
5 litre pot | 1.5m cane | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Wisteria floribunda Kokuryū
Wisteria floribunda 'Kokuryū'
£129.99
5 litre pot | 1.5m cane | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

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