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
Used at Chelsea
Cyclamen hederifolium
Cyclamen hederifolium
£4.87 - £29.99
3 × corms available to order from autumn
9cm pot available to order from autumn
9 × corms available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Dahlia Bishop of Auckland (PBR)
Dahlia 'Bishop of Auckland' (PBR)
£4.87 - £11.25
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
Narcissus Sailboat
Narcissus 'Sailboat'
£4.87 - £9.73
10 × bulbs available to order from autumn
20 + 10 FREE bulbs available to order from autumn
Dahlia Jowey Frambo
Dahlia 'Jowey Frambo'
£4.87 - £13.50
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
Lavish and lush sweet pea collection
Lavish & lush sweet pea collection
£7.27 £4.92
1 × collection available to order from autumn
Dark and rich sweet pea collection
Dark & rich sweet pea collection
£7.27 £4.92
1 × collection available to order from autumn
Dahlia La Belle Epoque

New

Dahlia 'La Belle Epoque'
£5.06 - £14.62
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
Allium hollandicum Purple Sensation
Allium hollandicum 'Purple Sensation'
£5.09 - £74.99
10 × bulbs available to order from autumn
5 × bulbs | organic available to order from autumn
30 × bulbs available to order from autumn
2 litre pot | 3 per pot available to order from autumn
15 × bulbs | organic available to order from autumn
150 × bulbs available to order from autumn
250 × bulbs available to order from autumn
Tulipa Green Wave
Tulipa 'Green Wave'
£5.17 - £10.33
5 × bulbs available to order from autumn
10 + 5 FREE bulbs available to order from autumn
Viola Sorbet XP Delft Blue (Sorbet XP Series)
Viola Sorbet XP Delft Blue (Sorbet XP Series)
£5.24 - £10.48
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Viola Sorbet XP Pink Halo (Sorbet XP Series)
Viola Sorbet XP Pink Halo (Sorbet XP Series)
£5.24 - £10.48
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Viola Sorbet XP Purple (Sorbet XP Series)
Viola Sorbet XP Purple (Sorbet XP Series)
£5.24 - £10.48
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Viola Sorbet XP White (Sorbet XP Series)
Viola Sorbet XP White (Sorbet XP Series)
£5.24 - £10.48
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Ajuga reptans Atropurpurea

25% off

Ajuga reptans 'Atropurpurea'
£5.24 - £22.49
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)
Ajuga reptans Catlin's Giant

25% off

Ajuga reptans 'Catlin's Giant'
£5.24 - £20.99
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)
Lamium maculatum Beacon Silver
Lamium maculatum 'Beacon Silver'
£5.24 - £12.74
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Viburnum tinus

25% off

Viburnum tinus
£5.24 - £67.49
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)
12 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
Eranthis hyemalis Cilicica Group
Eranthis hyemalis Cilicica Group
£5.24 - £17.98
10 × bulbs available to order from autumn
9cm pot | 3 per pot available to order from autumn
20 + 10 FREE bulbs available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Crocus sublimis Tricolor
Crocus sublimis 'Tricolor'
£5.24 - £13.50
20 × bulbs available to order from autumn
60 × bulbs available to order from autumn
Zantedeschia Red Alert

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Zantedeschia 'Red Alert'
£5.24 - £12.75
1 × bulb available to order from winter
3 × bulbs available to order from winter
Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora Emily Mckenzie

25% off

Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora 'Emily Mckenzie'
£5.24 - £26.98
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 × corms available to order from winter
9cm pot available to order from autumn
30 × corms available to order from winter
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Tulipa Ballerina
Tulipa 'Ballerina'
£5.24 - £12.67
7 × bulbs available to order from autumn
7 × bulbs | organic available to order from autumn
21 × bulbs available to order from autumn
Pelargonium Lord Bute
Pelargonium 'Lord Bute'
£5.24 - £13.49
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Tulipa White Triumphator
Tulipa 'White Triumphator'
£5.24 - £41.24
7 × bulbs available to order from autumn
21 × bulbs available to order from autumn
100 × bulbs available to order from autumn
asparagus Pacific Purple
asparagus 'Pacific Purple'
£5.24 - £13.50
2 × crowns available to order from winter
6 × crowns available to order from winter
Tulipa Rococo
Tulipa 'Rococo'
£5.24 - £14.25
7 × bulbs available to order from autumn
21 × bulbs available to order from autumn
Tulipa Ronaldo
Tulipa 'Ronaldo'
£5.24 - £17.25
7 × bulbs available to order from autumn
7 × bulbs | organic available to order from autumn
21 × bulbs available to order from autumn
21 × bulbs | organic available to order from autumn
Narcissus obvallaris
Narcissus obvallaris
£5.24 - £13.50
10 × bulbs available to order from autumn
30 × bulbs available to order from autumn
Tulipa Nicholas Heyek
Tulipa 'Nicholas Heyek'
£5.24 - £13.50
7 × bulbs available to order from autumn
21 × bulbs available to order from autumn
Narcissus Carlton
Narcissus 'Carlton'
£5.24 - £10.48
10 × bulbs available to order from autumn
20 + 10 FREE bulbs available to order from autumn
shallot Longor (PBR)
shallot 'Longor' (PBR)
£5.24 - £13.50
10 × sets available to order from winter
30 × sets available to order from winter
Narcissus Jetfire
Narcissus 'Jetfire'
£5.24 - £13.50
10 × bulbs available to order from autumn
30 × bulbs available to order from autumn
Fritillaria persica
Fritillaria persica
£5.24 - £14.25
1 × bulb available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE bulbs available to order from autumn
Tulipa Don Quichotte
Tulipa 'Don Quichotte'
£5.24 - £14.25
7 × bulbs available to order from autumn
21 × bulbs available to order from autumn
Tulipa National Velvet
Tulipa 'National Velvet'
£5.24 - £14.81
7 × bulbs available to order from autumn
21 × bulbs available to order from autumn
Tulipa Mistress
Tulipa 'Mistress'
£5.24 - £14.25
7 × bulbs available to order from autumn
21 × bulbs available to order from autumn
Narcissus Kokopelli
Narcissus 'Kokopelli'
£5.24 - £13.12
10 × bulbs available to order from autumn
30 × bulbs available to order from autumn
Tulipa World Peace (PBR)
Tulipa 'World Peace' (PBR)
£5.24 - £14.25
7 × bulbs available to order from autumn
21 × bulbs available to order from autumn
shallot Jermor
shallot 'Jermor'
£5.24 - £13.50
10 × sets available to order from autumn
30 × sets available to order from autumn
Erigeron karvinskianus

25% off

Erigeron karvinskianus
£2.99 - £29.99
approx 100 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × approx 100 seeds 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
Lilium martagon Arabian Night
Lilium martagon 'Arabian Night'
£5.24 - £10.48
1 × bulb available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE bulbs available to order from autumn
Pelargonium Choun Cho
Pelargonium 'Choun Cho'
£5.24 - £13.49
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Tulipa Menton
Tulipa 'Menton'
£5.24 - £14.25
7 × bulbs available to order from autumn
12cm pot | 5 per pot available to order from autumn
21 × bulbs available to order from autumn
3 × 12cm pots available to order from autumn
Tulipa Virichic
Tulipa 'Virichic'
£5.24 - £14.25
7 × bulbs available to order from autumn
21 × bulbs available to order from autumn
Crocus Ruby Giant
Crocus 'Ruby Giant'
£5.24 - £16.50
25 × bulbs available to order from autumn
15 × bulbs | organic available to order from autumn
50 + 25 FREE bulbs available to order from autumn
45 × bulbs | organic available to order from autumn
Gladiolus murielae
Gladiolus murielae
£5.24 - £10.48
40 × corms available to order from winter
80 + 40 FREE corms available to order from winter
Allium moly
Allium moly
£5.24 - £10.48
50 × bulbs available to order from autumn
100 + 50 FREE bulbs available to order from autumn
Gladiolus Robinetta (recurvus hybrid)
Gladiolus 'Robinetta' (recurvus hybrid)
£5.24 - £13.50
10 × corms available to order from winter
30 × corms available to order from winter
Gladiolus Nymph
Gladiolus 'Nymph'
£5.24 - £13.50
10 × corms available to order from winter
30 × corms available to order from winter
Gladiolus Plum Tart
Gladiolus 'Plum Tart'
£5.24 - £10.48
15 × corms available to order from winter
30 + 15 FREE corms available to order from winter
Gladiolus White Prosperity
Gladiolus 'White Prosperity'
£5.24 - £10.48
15 × corms available to order from winter
30 + 15 FREE corms available to order from winter
Canna Wyoming
Canna 'Wyoming'
£5.24 - £10.48
1 × rhizome available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE rhizomes available to order from winter
potato Sarpo Mira (PBR)
potato 'Sarpo Mira' (PBR)
£5.24 - £10.48
10 × seed potatoes available to order from winter
2kg bag | seed potatoes available to order from winter
20 + 10 FREE seed potatoes available to order from winter
potato Blue Danube
potato 'Blue Danube'
£5.24 - £10.48
10 × seed potatoes available to order from winter
20 + 10 FREE seed potatoes available to order from winter
Tulipa Olympic Flame
Tulipa 'Olympic Flame'
£5.24 - £15.00
7 × bulbs available to order from autumn
21 × bulbs available to order from autumn
Pulsatilla vulgaris

25% off

Pulsatilla vulgaris
£5.24 - £22.49
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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