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 James Grieve

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apple 'James Grieve'
£44.99 - £104.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
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
Fagus sylvatica

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Fagus sylvatica
£34.99 - £164.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
20 litre pot | 1.75 - 2.0m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Royal Burgundy
Prunus 'Royal Burgundy'
£39.99 - £129.99
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 2m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
apple Discovery
apple 'Discovery'
£35.99 - £149.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m available to order from autumn
Magnolia grandiflora Little Gem

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Magnolia grandiflora 'Little Gem'
£79.99 - £179.99
7.5 litre pot | 0.8 - 1m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
5 litre pot | 40 - 50cm tall available to order from autumn
15 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
Betula papyrifera
Betula papyrifera
£35.99 - £79.99
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
walnut common
walnut (common)
£34.99 - £79.99
9 litre pot | regia | 1 - 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Bulbs for pots - Ice whites
Bulbs for pots - Ice whites
£40.75 - £81.50
1 × collection | 67 bulbs Delivered during September
2 × collections | 134 bulbs Delivered during September
Award-winning compact daffodils
Award-winning compact daffodil collection
£41.95 - £83.90
1 × collection | 60 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 180 bulbs Delivered during September
apple Cox's Orange Pippin self fertile

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apple 'Cox's Orange Pippin' self fertile
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9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
9 litre pot | M27 root stock | 1.8m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | M27 | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 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
bare root | M27 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1m available to order from autumn
Quercus palustris Green Pillar ('Pringreen')

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Quercus palustris Green Pillar ('Pringreen')
£83.99 - £129.99
7 litre pot | 1 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Prunus Crystal Falls ('G6-28')

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Prunus Crystal Falls ('G6-28')
£119.99 £83.99
12 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apple Red Windsor

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apple 'Red Windsor'
£39.99 - £104.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
9 litre pot | M27 root stock | 1.8m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
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
apple Bramley 20

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apple 'Bramley 20'
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9 litre pot | M27 root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | M27 | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
bare root | M27 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
apple Egremont Russet

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apple 'Egremont Russet'
£34.79 - £83.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | M27 |top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 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
apple Trinity

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apple 'Trinity'
£59.99 - £83.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apple Herefordshire Russet (PBR)

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apple 'Herefordshire Russet' (PBR)
£34.99 - £104.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
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 2-3 working days)
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
apple Laxton's Superb

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apple 'Laxton's Superb'
£44.99 - £104.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
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 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
apple Christmas Pippin (PBR)

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apple 'Christmas Pippin' (PBR)
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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)
12 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 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')
£87.49 - £104.99
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)
double late tulip boquet collection
Double late tulip bouquet collection
£43.95 - £87.90
1 × collection | 38 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 114 bulbs Delivered during September
Crocosmia and ribbed planter combination

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Chimonanthus praecox
Chimonanthus praecox
£29.99 - £89.99
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall shipped within 2 weeks
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Crataegus × media Punicea Flore Pleno
Crataegus × media 'Punicea Flore Pleno'
£39.99 - £129.99
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Pittosporum tobira
Pittosporum tobira
£89.99
9 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Prunus serrula

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Prunus serrula
£45.99 - £111.99
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
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 | 1 - 1.2m tall | multistem available to order from autumn
Crataegus × media Plena

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Crataegus × media 'Plena'
£39.99 - £90.99
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
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 Amanogawa

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Prunus 'Amanogawa'
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9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | 80 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
plum Aprimira (miracot)
plum 'Aprimira' (miracot)
£89.99
12 litre pot | Wavit root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Viburnum opulus Roseum

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Viburnum opulus 'Roseum'
£12.38 - £89.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.25m tall available to order from autumn
Crataegus × lavalleei Carrierei
Crataegus × lavalleei 'Carrierei'
£89.99
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Naturalising bulb collection
Naturalising bulb collection
£45.45 - £90.90
1 × collection | 110 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 330 bulbs Delivered during September
Sorbus aria Lutescens

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Sorbus aria 'Lutescens'
£59.99 - £90.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Malus toringo Scarlett

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Malus toringo 'Scarlett'
£48.99 - £90.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
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
Betula Fascination

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Betula 'Fascination'
£90.99 - £99.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Wisteria floribunda Kokuryū

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Wisteria floribunda 'Kokuryū'
£129.99 £90.99
5 litre pot | 1.5m cane | grafted 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 £94.49
12 litre pot | G5 | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apricot Pink Marry

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apricot 'Pink Marry'
£134.99 £94.49
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
cherry Celeste ('Sumpaca') (PBR)

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cherry Celeste ('Sumpaca') (PBR)
£134.99 £94.49
12 litre pot | G5 | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Acer platanoides Crimson King
Acer platanoides 'Crimson King'
£54.99 - £139.99
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Syringa meyeri Palibin

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Syringa meyeri 'Palibin'
£13.50 - £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)
12 litre pot | 50 - 60cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Viburnum × burkwoodii

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Viburnum × burkwoodii
£18.50 - £99.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall | grafted available to order from autumn
Prunus × incam Okamé

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Prunus × incam 'Okamé'
£44.99 - £99.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Cercis canadensis Hearts of Gold (PBR)

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Cercis canadensis 'Hearts of Gold' (PBR)
£55.99 - £99.99
5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
Fatsia japonica

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Fatsia japonica
£15.22 - £109.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
7.5 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
nectarine Lord Napier
nectarine 'Lord Napier'
£39.99 - £119.99
7 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1 - 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | Mont Clare rootstock |1.2m available to order from autumn
Pyrus salicifolia Pendula
Pyrus salicifolia 'Pendula'
£44.99 - £129.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
apple Howgate Wonder

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apple 'Howgate Wonder'
£34.99 - £104.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.8m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m 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
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
Catalpa × erubescens Purpurea
Catalpa × erubescens 'Purpurea'
£99.99
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)

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