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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Sorbus carmesina Emberglow

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Sorbus carmesina 'Emberglow'
£159.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Sorbus splendens

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Sorbus splendens
£159.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Prunus Starlight

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Prunus 'Starlight'
£149.99 £112.49
12 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall available to order from autumn
mulberry Chelsea

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mulberry 'Chelsea'
£149.99 £112.49
12 litre pot | ½ standard | 1.3m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apple Meridian (PBR)
apple 'Meridian' (PBR)
£149.99 £112.49
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m available to order from autumn
walnut Europa
walnut 'Europa'
£149.99 £112.49
bare root | regia root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
Laburnum anagyroides Yellow Rocket
Laburnum anagyroides 'Yellow Rocket'
£149.99 £112.49
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
apple Core Blimey

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apple 'Core Blimey'
£149.99 £112.49
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m 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
Acer platanoides Drummondii

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Acer platanoides 'Drummondii'
£144.99 £108.74
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Prunus Little Pink Perfection
Prunus 'Little Pink Perfection'
£37.49 - £104.99
bare root | 1 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | top worked at 45cm available to order from autumn
Betula Royal Frost
Betula 'Royal Frost'
£139.99 £104.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Acer platanoides Princeton Gold ('Prigo') (PBR)

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Acer platanoides Princeton Gold ('Prigo') (PBR)
£139.99 £104.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 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
Prunus The Bride
Prunus 'The Bride'
£29.99 - £119.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | top worked at 45cm available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
cherry Celeste ('Sumpaca') (PBR)

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cherry Celeste ('Sumpaca') (PBR)
£134.99 £101.24
12 litre pot | G5 | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
cherry Stardust ('13-7-70') (PBR)

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cherry Stardust ('13-7-70') (PBR)
£134.99 £101.24
12 litre pot | G5 | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
cherry Sweetheart

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cherry 'Sweetheart'
£29.99 - £116.24
12 litre pot | G5 | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1.8m available to order from autumn
apricot Pink Marry

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apricot 'Pink Marry'
£134.99 £101.24
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Tilia cordata Greenspire
Tilia cordata 'Greenspire'
£129.99 £97.49
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Crataegus persimilis Prunifolia Splendens
Crataegus persimilis 'Prunifolia Splendens'
£129.99 £97.49
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Snow Showers

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Prunus 'Snow Showers'
£29.99 - £119.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | top worked at 90cm available to order from autumn
Wisteria floribunda f. multijuga

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Wisteria floribunda f. multijuga
£32.24 - £97.49
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)
Malus Cinderella ('Cinzam')

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Malus Cinderella ('Cinzam')
£129.99 £97.49
12 litre pot | top worked at 45cm tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Wisteria floribunda Kimono

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Wisteria floribunda 'Kimono'
£32.24 - £97.49
3 litre pot | 1m cane | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
5 litre pot | 1.5m cane | grafted available to order from autumn
Prunus Snow Goose
Prunus 'Snow Goose'
£29.99 - £97.49
bare root | 1.2m 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
Wisteria floribunda Kokuryū

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Wisteria floribunda 'Kokuryū'
£129.99 £97.49
5 litre pot | 1.5m cane | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Betula Fascination

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Betula 'Fascination'
£74.99 - £97.49
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 autumn
Cotoneaster Hybridus Pendulus
Cotoneaster 'Hybridus Pendulus'
£129.99 £97.49
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Award winning orchard fruit tree collection

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Award-winning orchard fruit tree collection
£97.49 - £129.97
bare root tree collection | 4 trees available to order from autumn
pot grown tree collection | 4 trees available to order from autumn
Malus toringo Scarlett

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Malus toringo 'Scarlett'
£36.74 - £97.49
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.6m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m available to order from autumn
Prunus Tai-haku
Prunus 'Tai-haku'
£33.74 - £97.49
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Malus Coralburst ('Coralcole')
Malus Coralburst ('Coralcole')
£129.99 £97.49
12 litre pot | top worked at 45cm tall available to order from autumn
Magnolia Sunsation
Magnolia 'Sunsation'
£129.99 £97.49
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
Sorbus aria Lutescens

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Sorbus aria 'Lutescens'
£44.99 - £97.49
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Shōgetsu
Prunus 'Shōgetsu'
£33.74 - £97.49
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
apple Christmas Pippin (PBR)

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apple 'Christmas Pippin' (PBR)
£36.74 - £112.49
12 litre pot | M27 | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
apple Eden ('Sjca38r6a74')

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apple Eden ('Sjca38r6a74')
£93.74 - £112.49
12 litre pot | M27 | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
gage (Reine-Claude Group) Reine-Claude Violette

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greengage 'Reine-Claude Violette'
£52.49 - £93.74
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 2 - 2.5m available to order from autumn
apple Red Windsor

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apple 'Red Windsor'
£29.99 - £112.49
12 litre pot | M27 | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | M27 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.5m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | M27 root stock | 1.8m available to order from autumn
Malus Directeur Moerlands

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Malus 'Directeur Moerlands'
£26.24 - £89.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.6m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | MM111 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 2m available to order from autumn

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