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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Malus John Downie

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Malus 'John Downie'
£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 | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m available to order from autumn
Malus Jelly King ('Mattfru')

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Malus Jelly King ('Mattfru')
£37.49 - £89.99
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 | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m available to order from autumn
plum Mirabelle Countess

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plum 'Mirabelle Countess'
£44.99 - £123.74
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
Paeonia × suffruticosa Xue Ta

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Paeonia × suffruticosa 'Xue Ta'
£44.99 - £89.98
5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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Paeonia × suffruticosa Mo Run Jue Lun

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Paeonia × suffruticosa 'Mo Run Jue Lun'
£44.99 - £89.98
5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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Paeonia × suffruticosa Ling Hua Zhan

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Paeonia × suffruticosa 'Ling Hua Zhan'
£44.99 - £89.98
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Paeonia × suffruticosa Rou Fu Rong

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Paeonia × suffruticosa 'Rou Fu Rong'
£44.99 - £89.98
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Paeonia × suffruticosa Ying Hong Qiao Dui

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Paeonia × suffruticosa 'Ying Hong Qiao' Dui
£44.99 - £89.98
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Euonymus japonicus White Spire (PBR)

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Euonymus japonicus 'White Spire' (PBR)
£59.97 £44.98
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Malus × zumi Golden Hornet

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Malus × zumi 'Golden Hornet'
£29.99 - £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 | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | MM106 | 1.5 - 1.8m tall available to order from autumn
Acer palmatum Dissectum

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Acer palmatum 'Dissectum'
£41.24 - £119.99
3 litre pot | 40cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | standard | 1 - 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
apple Greensleeves (PBR)

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apple 'Greensleeves' (PBR)
£20.24 - £41.24
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.8m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Malus Laura

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Malus 'Laura'
£39.74 - £89.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1m tall available to order from autumn
apple Tickled Pink ('Baya Marisa') (PBR)

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apple Tickled Pink ('Baya Marisa')
£39.74 - £127.49
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
Malus × purpurea Crimson Cascade

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Malus × purpurea 'Crimson Cascade'
£39.74 - £127.49
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall available to order from autumn
Tom's Chelsea Woodland Sanctuary collection 'Delicate colour'

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Tom's Chelsea 'Woodland Sanctuary collection 'Delicate colour''
£39.72 - £119.16
4 plants | 1 of each In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 plants | 3 of each In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Sarah's Chelsea lavender & white combination

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Sarah's Chelsea 'lavender & white combination '
£51.96 £38.97
4 plants | 1 of each In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Forsythia × intermedia Lynwood Variety

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Forsythia 'Lynwood Variety' - Flowering hedging
£50.97 £38.23
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
pear Concorde

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pear 'Concorde'
£26.24 - £112.49
12 litre pot | QE root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | QA root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
pear Doyenné du Comice

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pear 'Doyenné du Comice'
£26.24 - £112.49
12 litre pot | QA root stock | 1m shipped within 2 weeks
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.5 - 1.8m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | QE root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | QE root stock | 1m available to order from autumn
Itea ilicifolia

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Itea ilicifolia
£49.99 £37.49
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Mahonia eurybracteata subsp. ganpinensis Soft Caress

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Paeonia Bartzella

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Paeonia 'Bartzella'
£37.49 - £74.98
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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pear Conference

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pear 'Conference'
£26.24 - £93.74
12 litre pot | QE | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1 - 1.2m available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | QA root stock | 1m available to order from autumn
Daphne bholua Jacqueline Postill

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Daphne bholua 'Jacqueline Postill'
£37.49 - £187.49
2 litre pot | 15 - 20cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
20 litre pot | 90-100cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apple Spartan

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apple 'Spartan'
£26.24 - £78.74
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
apple Worcester Pearmain

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apple 'Worcester Pearmain'
£33.74 - £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 | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | M27 root stock | 1.8m available to order from autumn
cherry Morello

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cherry 'Morello'
£26.24 - £89.99
12 litre pot | G5 | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 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
Corylus avellana Contorta

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Corylus avellana 'Contorta'
£37.49 - £74.99
5 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
12 litre pot | 80 - 125cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 1.2m tall | tree available to order from autumn
apple Golden Delicious

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apple 'Golden Delicious'
£26.24 - £78.74
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
cherry Summer Sun

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cherry 'Summer Sun'
£26.24 - £134.99
12 litre pot | G5 | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 2m available to order from autumn
bare root | Colt root stock | ½ standard available to order from autumn
apple Fiesta

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apple 'Fiesta'
£33.74 - £112.49
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
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
apple Red Devil

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apple 'Red Devil'
£26.24 - £112.49
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | M26 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 | MM106 root stock | 1.5m available to order from autumn
Award-winning conifer collection

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Award-winning conifer collection
£49.99 £37.49
4 × 1 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
All year round colour conifer collection

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All year round colour conifer collection
£49.99 £37.49
4 × 1 litre pots shipped within 2 weeks
Tom's Chelsea Woodland Sanctuary collection 'Cool & calm'

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Tom's Chelsea 'Woodland Sanctuary collection 'Cool & calm''
£37.47 - £112.41
4 plants | 1 of each In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 plants | 3 of each In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Malus Princeton Cardinal

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Malus 'Princeton Cardinal'
£36.74 - £123.74
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.6m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1m tall available to order from autumn
Malus Comtesse de Paris

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Malus 'Comtesse de Paris'
£36.74 - £123.74
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
Malus Indian Magic

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Malus 'Indian Magic'
£36.74 - £123.74
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.6m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | MM106 | 2 - 2.5m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus × yedoensis

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Prunus × yedoensis
£36.59 - £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
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
plum Mirabelle Ruby COLUMNAR (PBR)

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mirabelle 'Ruby COLLUMNAR'
£35.99 - £127.49
12 litre pot | VVA-1 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 2 - 2.5m available to order from autumn
Sophora Sun King ('Hilsop') (PBR)

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Sophora Sun King ('Hilsop') (PBR)
£46.99 £35.24
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Classic cottage dusky Rozanne combination

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Classic cottage dusky Rozanne combination
£34.47 - £103.41
4 plants | 1 of each In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 plants | 3 of each In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Acer palmatum Atropurpureum

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Acer palmatum 'Atropurpureum'
£33.74 - £112.49
3 litre pot | 40cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.0m tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Skimmia japonica Kew White

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Skimmia japonica 'Kew White' (female)
£44.99 £33.74
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apple Red Falstaff (PBR)

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apple 'Red Falstaff' (PBR)
£33.74 - £93.74
12 litre pot | M27 | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
Petunia Tidal Wave Red Velour ('Pas1085269') (Tidal Wave Series)

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Petunia Tidal Wave Silver (Tidal Wave Series)

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Petunia 'Tidal Wave Silver' (Tidal Wave Series)
£5.24 - £33.74
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Paeonia Cora Louise

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Paeonia 'Cora Louise'
£33.74 - £48.74
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 × 4 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Lobelia erinus Masterpiece

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Lobelia erinus 'Masterpiece'
£5.24 - £33.74
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
20 seedlings available to order from winter
Wisteria floribunda f. alba Shiro-noda

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Wisteria floribunda f. alba 'Shiro-noda'
£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)
Wisteria × valderi Burford

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Wisteria × valderi 'Burford'
£42.99 £32.24
3 litre pot | 1m cane | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Wisteria floribunda f. rosea Hon-beni

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Wisteria floribunda f. rosea 'Hon-beni'
£42.99 £32.24
3 litre pot | 1m cane | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Skimmia japonica subsp. reevesiana

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Skimmia japonica subsp. reevesiana (hermaphrodite)
£42.99 £32.24
1.5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Wisteria sinensis var. sinensis f. alba

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