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
Ocimum basilicum Magic Mountain

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basil 'Magic Mountain'
£4.00 - £7.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Ocimum basilicum var. purpurascens Purple Ruffles
basil 'Purple Ruffles'
£2.49
approx 200 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Ocimum basilicum Pesto Genovese
basil 'Sweet'
£2.39 - £6.50
approx 750 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × packets of seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Laurus nobilis

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bay - kitchen laurel
£7.50 - £99.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1.5 litre pot | 50cm tall available to order from autumn
3 × 1.5 litre pots available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
bean (broad) Aquadulce Claudia
bean (broad) 'Aquadulce Claudia'
£2.79
approx 45 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bean (broad) Masterpiece Green Longpod
bean (broad) 'Masterpiece Green Longpod'
£2.49
approx 50 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bean (broad) Super Aquadulce / SuperAquadulce
bean (broad) 'Super Aquadulce'
£3.59
approx 40 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bean (climbing French) Blue Lake
bean (climbing French) 'Blue Lake'
£2.89
approx 125 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bean (climbing French) Cobra
bean (climbing French) 'Cobra'
£2.99
approx 50 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bean (climbing French) Sunshine
bean (climbing French) 'Sunshine'
£3.49
approx 50 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bean (climbing French) Trionfo Violetto
bean (climbing French) 'Trionfo Violetto'
£2.99
approx 120 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bean (dwarf French) Tendergreen
bean (dwarf French) 'Tendergreen'
£2.99
approx 150 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

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