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.

Bulb divisions
Ready made borders
Planting combinations
Ground cover
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Canna Tropicanna Black ('Lon01') (PBR)
Canna Tropicanna Black ('Lon01') (PBR)
£6.74 - £15.75
1 × rhizome available to order from winter
3 × rhizomes available to order from winter
Canna × generalis Cannova Bronze Scarlet ('Fcaa35') (Cannova Series)
Canna × generalis Cannova Bronze Scarlet ('Fcaa35')
£9.99 £7.49
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Canna × generalis Cannova Yellow ('Fcaa02') (Cannova Series)
Canna × generalis Cannova Yellow ('Fcaa02')
£9.99 £7.49
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Cardiocrinum giganteum
Cardiocrinum giganteum
£18.74 - £45.00
1 × bulb available to order from winter
3 × bulbs available to order from winter
Carex buchananii Red Rooster

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Carex buchananii 'Red Rooster'
£7.49 - £18.74
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Carex morrowii Boott Everglow (PBR) (EverColor Series)

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Carex morrowii Boott 'Everglow' (PBR) (EverColor Series)
£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 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Carex morrowii Vanilla Ice ('Vanice') (PBR)

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Carex morrowii Vanilla Ice ('Vanice') (PBR)
£7.49 - £18.74
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Carex oshimensis Evergold

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Carex oshimensis 'Evergold'
£7.49 - £39.74
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2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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Carex oshimensis Everillo (PBR) (EverColor Series)

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Carex oshimensis 'Everillo' (PBR) (EverColor Series)
£9.74 - £41.24
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Carex oshimensis Eversheen (PBR) (Evercolor Series)

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Carex oshimensis 'Eversheen' (PBR) (Evercolor Series)
£9.74 - £37.49
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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Carex oshimensis Everest ('Fiwhite') (PBR)

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Carex oshimensis Everest ('Fiwhite') (PBR)
£9.74 - £37.49
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2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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Carex testacea

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Carex testacea
£14.24 - £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)
Carex testacea Prairie Fire

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Carex testacea 'Prairie Fire'
£7.49 - £29.99
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)
Carpinus betulus
Carpinus betulus - Hornbeam hedging
£52.49 - £149.98
25 × bare root plants | 40 - 60cm tall available to order from autumn
10 × bare root plants | 1 - 1.25m 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
20 + 10 FREE bare root | 1 - 1.25m 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
Carpinus betulus Chartreuse ('Carpsim') (PBR)

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Carpinus betulus Chartreuse ('Carpsim') (PBR)
£189.99 £142.49
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Carpinus betulus Rockhampton Red ('Lochglow') (PBR)
Carpinus betulus Rockhampton Red ('Lochglow') (PBR)
£37.49 - £112.49
bare root | 1.5 - 1.8m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
carrot Autumn King

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carrot 'Autumn King'
£2.49 £1.87
approx 2000 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
carrot Chantenay Royal

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carrot 'Chantenay Royal'
£2.29 £1.72
approx 2000 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
carrot Early Nantes

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carrot 'Early Nantes'
£2.29 £1.72
approx 2000 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
carrot Eskimo F1

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carrot 'Eskimo' F1
£2.89 £2.17
approx 400 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
carrot Flyaway F1

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carrot 'Flyaway' F1
£2.99 £2.24
approx 500 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
carrot Long Red Surrey
carrot 'Long Red Surrey'
£2.99 £2.24
approx 1000 seeds available to order from autumn
carrot Mixed

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carrot 'Mixed'
£2.49 £1.87
approx 500 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
carrot Mr James Scarlet Intermediate

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carrot 'Mr James Scarlet intermediate'
£2.99 £2.24
approx 1000 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
carrot Nantese of Venice

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carrot 'Nantese di Chioggia 2'
£2.99 £2.24
approx 5400 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
carrot Sweet Candle F1

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carrot 'Sweet Candle' F1
£3.29 £2.47
approx 300 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Caryopteris x clandonensis Kew Blue

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Caryopteris x clandonensis 'Kew Blue'
£6.74 - £15.74
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Caryopteris × clandonensis Dark Knight

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Caryopteris × clandonensis 'Dark Knight'
£19.99 £14.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Caryopteris × clandonensis Heavenly Blue

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Caryopteris × clandonensis 'Heavenly Blue'
£6.74 - £28.49
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Caryopteris × clandonensis White Surprise (PBR)

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Caryopteris × clandonensis 'White Surprise' (PBR)
£26.99 £20.24
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Caryopteris × clandonensis Grand Bleu ('Inoveris') (PBR)

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Caryopteris × clandonensis Grand Bleu ('Inoveris') (PBR)
£20.99 £15.74
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Caryopteris × clandonensis Hint of Gold ('Lisaura') (PBR)

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Caryopteris × clandonensis Pink Perfection ('Lisspin') (PBR)

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Caryopteris × clandonensis Sterling Silver ('Lissilv') (PBR)

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Caryopteris × clandonensis Sterling Silver ('Lissilv') (PBR)
£20.06 - £47.24
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Catalpa bignonioides Aurea
Catalpa bignonioides 'Aurea'
£37.49 - £104.99
bare root | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Catalpa × erubescens Purpurea

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Catalpa × erubescens 'Purpurea'
£99.99 £74.99
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Catananche caerulea

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Catananche caerulea
£2.24 - £32.24
approx 50 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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
Nepeta cataria

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catnip / Nepeta cataria
£2.24 - £11.98
approx 150 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
cauliflower Igloo

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cauliflower 'Igloo'
£2.79 £2.09
approx 65 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
cauliflower Romanesco

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cauliflower 'Romanesco'
£2.79 £2.09
approx 500 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Ceanothus arboreus Trewithen Blue
Ceanothus arboreus 'Trewithen Blue'
£179.99 £134.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Cedrus atlantica (Glauca Group) Glauca
Cedrus atlantica (Glauca Group) 'Glauca'
£27.74 - £59.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Cedrus libani
Cedrus libani
£79.99 £59.99
9 litre pot | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
celery Golden Self-blanching

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celery 'Golden Self Blanching'
£2.49 £1.87
approx 1000 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cenolophium denudatum

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Cenolophium denudatum
£11.24 - £26.24
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Centaurea Jordy

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Centaurea 'Jordy'
£7.49 - £29.99
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)
Centaurea cyanus Polka Dot Series

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Centaurea cyanus 'Polka Dot Series'
£2.49 £1.87
approx 325 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Centaurea nigra

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Centaurea nigra
£2.24 - £26.24
approx 20 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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)
Centaurea scabiosa

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Centaurea scabiosa
£2.99 £2.24
approx 20 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Centranthus ruber Albus

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Centranthus ruber 'Albus'
£5.99 - £24.74
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)

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