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.

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apple Eden ('Sjca38r6a74')
apple Eden ('Sjca38r6a74')
£124.99 - £149.99
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)
apple Tickled Pink ('Baya Marisa') (PBR)
apple Tickled Pink ('Baya Marisa')
£52.99 - £169.99
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)
12 litre pot | M27 | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
apricot Pink Marry
apricot 'Pink Marry'
£134.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Aquilegia vulgaris
Aquilegia vulgaris
£2.99
approx 25 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Arenaria montana Snow White

25% off

Arenaria montana 'Snow White'
£5.99 - £26.24
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)
Arisaema candidissimum
Arisaema candidissimum
£29.99 - £74.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Armeria maritima Dusseldorfer Stolz

25% off

Armeria Düsseldorfer Stolz
£5.99 - £26.24
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)
Armeria maritima Morning Star White

25% off

Armeria maritima 'Morning Star White'
£5.99 - £14.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Armeria maritima Splendens

25% off

Armeria maritima 'Splendens'
£5.99 - £24.00
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)
Artemisia Powis Castle

25% off

Artemisia 'Powis Castle'
£6.74 - £47.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Artemisia ludoviciana Silver Queen

25% off

Artemisia ludoviciana 'Silver Queen'
£6.74 - £44.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Asphodeline liburnica

New

25% off

Asphodeline liburnica
£9.74 - £22.49
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Asplenium scolopendrium

Up to 25%

Asplenium scolopendrium
£7.49 - £33.74
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots 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)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Asplenium scolopendrium Angustifolia

Up to 25%

Asplenium scolopendrium 'Angustifolia'
£7.49 - £17.24
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Asplenium scolopendrium Cristata

Up to 25%

Asplenium scolopendrium 'Cristata'
£7.49 - £17.24
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Aster Duchess Mixed
Aster 'Duchess Mixed'
£2.49
approx 200 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Aster × frikartii Mönch

25% off

Aster × frikartii 'Mönch'
£6.74 - £44.99
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)
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Astrantia major Claret

25% off

Astrantia major 'Claret'
£9.56 - £20.62
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Astrantia major subsp. involucrata Shaggy

25% off

Astrantia major subsp. involucrata 'Shaggy'
£9.74 - £52.99
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)
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
aubergine Listada di Gandia
aubergine 'Listada di Gandia'
£2.99
approx 20 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Aubrieta Purple Cascade (Cascade Series) F1
Aubrieta 'Purple Cascade' (Cascade Series) F1
£2.99 - £8.00
approx 400 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × packets of seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Aucuba japonica Crotonifolia

25% off

Aucuba japonica 'Crotonifolia'
£24.99 - £63.74
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 50 - 60cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Award-winning conifer collection
Award-winning conifer collection
£49.99
4 × 1 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Ocimum basilicum D-fenceil

25% off

basil 'D-fenceil'
£5.99 - £11.98
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 Magic Mountain

25% off

basil 'Magic Mountain'
£5.99 - £11.98
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

Up to 25%

bay - kitchen laurel
£11.24 - £79.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots 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
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
3 × 1.5 litre pots 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) Super Aquadulce / SuperAquadulce
bean (broad) 'Super Aquadulce'
£3.59
approx 40 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 (dwarf French) Tendergreen
bean (dwarf French) 'Tendergreen'
£2.99
approx 150 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bean (runner) Hestia
bean (runner) 'Hestia'
£3.99
approx 45 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bean (runner) Lady Di
bean (runner) 'Lady Di'
£3.49
approx 45 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bean (runner) Moonlight (PBR)
bean (runner) 'Moonlight' (PBR)
£3.79
approx 45 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bean (runner) Scarlet Emperor
bean (runner) 'Scarlet Emperor'
£3.29
approx 45 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bean (runner) White Lady (PBR)
bean (runner) 'White Lady' (PBR)
£3.19
approx 45 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Berberis darwinii
Berberis darwinii
£24.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea Admiration (PBR)
Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Admiration' (PBR)
£25.99 - £109.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea Harlequin
Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Harlequin'
£25.99 - £99.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Berberis thunbergii Starburst ('Yanbur') (PBR)
Berberis thunbergii Starburst ('Yanbur') (PBR)
£19.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Bergenia Abendglut

25% off

Bergenia 'Abendglut'
£7.49 - £32.24
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)
Bergenia Angel Kiss (Dragonfly Series)

New

25% off

Bergenia 'Angel Kiss' (Dragonfly Series)
£9.74 - £22.49
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Bergenia Baby Doll

25% off

Bergenia 'Baby Doll'
£8.99 - £37.49
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)
Bergenia Bressingham White

25% off

Bergenia 'Bressingham White'
£8.24 - £33.74
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)
Bergenia Overture
Bergenia 'Overture'
£19.99 - £47.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Bergenia Silberlicht

25% off

Bergenia 'Silberlicht'
£7.49 - £47.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots 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)
Bergenia cordifolia Purpurea

25% off

Bergenia cordifolia 'Purpurea'
£7.49 - £17.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Betula Fascination
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 autumn
Betula pendula
Betula pendula
£9.99 - £119.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 60 - 80cm tall | hedging available to order from autumn
3 × bare root | 60 - 80cm tall | Hedging available to order from autumn
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn

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