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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Gladiolus murielae

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Gladiolus murielae
£6.29 - £12.58
40 × corms Delivered by early February
80 + 40 FREE corms Delivered by early February
Armoracia rusticana Horseradish
horseradish
£4.99 - £9.98
2 × thongs Delivered by early February
4 + 2 FREE thongs Delivered by early February
Jerusalem artichoke Fuseau
Jerusalem artichoke 'Fuseau'
£8.99 - £21.00
5 × tubers Delivered by early February
15 × tubers Delivered by early February
Lilium Lotus Beauty

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Lilium 'Lotus Beauty'
£5.49 £4.94
1 × bulb Delivered by early February
Lilium Miss Peculiar

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Lilium 'Miss Peculiar'
£4.49 - £8.98
1 × bulb Delivered by early February
3 × bulbs Delivered by early February
Lilium Pink Perfection Group

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Lilium Pink Perfection Group
£5.49 £4.94
1 × bulb Delivered by early February
onion Centurion
onion 'Centurion'
£4.99 - £9.98
50 × sets Delivered by early February
100 + 50 FREE sets Delivered by early February
onion Hercules
onion 'Hercules'
£4.99 - £9.98
50 × sets Delivered by early February
100 + 50 FREE sets Delivered by early February
onion Karmen
onion 'Karmen'
£4.99 - £9.98
50 × sets Delivered by early February
100 + 50 FREE sets Delivered by early February
onion Pink Panther
onion 'Pink Panther'
£4.49 - £8.98
50 × sets Delivered by early February
100 + 50 FREE sets Delivered by early February
onion Red Baron
onion 'Red Baron'
£3.49 - £5.99
25 × sets Delivered by early February
50 × sets Delivered by early February
onion Sturon
onion 'Sturon'
£4.49 - £9.98
50 × sets Delivered by early February
100 + 50 FREE sets Delivered by early February
onion Stuttgarter
onion 'Stuttgarter'
£4.99 - £9.98
50 × sets Delivered by early February
100 + 50 FREE sets Delivered by early February
rhubarb Goliath
rhubarb 'Goliath'
£4.99 - £14.00
1 × crown Delivered by early February
3 × crowns Delivered by early February
rhubarb Stockbridge Arrow
rhubarb 'Stockbridge Arrow'
£4.99 - £14.00
1 × crown Delivered by early February
3 × crowns Delivered by early February
shallot Biztro (PBR)
shallot 'Biztro' (PBR)
£4.99 - £9.98
12 × sets Delivered by early February
24 + 12 FREE sets Delivered by early February
shallot Golden Gourmet
shallot 'Golden Gourmet'
£4.99 - £10.98
12 × sets Delivered by early February
36 × sets Delivered by early February
shallot Longor (PBR)
shallot 'Longor' (PBR)
£6.99 - £18.00
10 × sets Delivered by early February
30 × sets Delivered by early February
shallot Red Sun
shallot 'Red Sun'
£4.99 - £12.00
12 × sets Delivered by early February
36 × sets Delivered by early February
strawberry Alice (PBR)

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strawberry 'Alice'
£7.19 - £14.38
5 × bare roots | runners Delivered by early February
10 + 5 FREE bare roots | runners Delivered by early February
Zantedeschia Captain Kelso (PBR) (Captain Series)

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Zantedeschia Red Alert

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Zantedeschia 'Red Alert'
£6.29 - £15.30
1 × bulb Delivered by mid-March
3 × bulbs Delivered by mid-March
Zantedeschia Sunset Passion

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Zantedeschia 'Sunset Passion'
£6.29 - £15.30
1 × bulb Delivered by mid-March
3 × bulbs Delivered by mid-March
Acer palmatum Tamukeyama

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Acer palmatum 'Tamukeyama'
£59.99 - £159.99
3 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
5 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
5 litre pot | ½ standard | 60- 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
5 litre pot | standard | grafted available to order from spring
10 litre pot | standard | 1 - 1.2m tall available to order from spring
Acer platanoides Crimson King

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Acer platanoides 'Crimson King'
£43.99 - £139.99
bare root | 1.2m tall Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall | grafted available to order from spring
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from spring
Agapanthus BlackJack ('Dwaghyb02') (PBR)
Agapanthus BlackJack ('Dwaghyb02') (PBR)
£16.99 - £99.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot available to order from spring
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from spring
Agastache Blue Boa (PBR)
Agastache 'Blue Boa' (PBR)
£8.99 - £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 spring
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from spring
Allium sphaerocephalon

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Allium sphaerocephalon
£2.39 - £47.99
25 × bulbs In stock (shipped within 1-2 working days)
50 + 25 FREE bulbs available to order from summer
2 litre pot | 7 per pot available to order from spring
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots available to order from spring
1000 × bulbs available to order from summer
Anthriscus sylvestris Ravenswing
Anthriscus sylvestris 'Ravenswing'
£11.99 - £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 spring
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from spring
apple Ashmead's Kernel

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apple 'Ashmead's Kernel'
£35.99 - £49.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
apple Blenheim Orange

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apple 'Blenheim Orange'
£31.99 - £49.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.5m available to order from spring
apple Fiesta

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apple 'Fiesta'
£31.99 - £149.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m available to order from spring
apple Golden Delicious

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apple 'Golden Delicious'
£27.99 - £104.99
bare root | M106 root stock | 1.2m Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m 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 spring
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
apple Lord Derby

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apple 'Lord Derby'
£31.99 - £54.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
apple Lord Lambourne

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apple 'Lord Lambourne'
£23.99 - £49.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall Delivered by mid-December
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
apple Red Devil

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apple 'Red Devil'
£27.99 - £149.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.5m available to order from spring
apple Spartan

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apple 'Spartan'
£27.99 - £104.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
apple Worcester Pearmain

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apple 'Worcester Pearmain'
£31.99 - £149.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | M27 root stock | 1.8m In stock (shipped within 2-3 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)
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata Black Barlow (Barlow Series)

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Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata 'Black Barlow'
£3.19 - £39.99
approx 40 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot available to order from spring
3 × 9cm pots available to order from spring
6 × 9cm pots available to order from spring
Betula Royal Frost

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Betula 'Royal Frost'
£71.99 - £111.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from spring
Betula papyrifera

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Betula papyrifera
£28.79 - £63.99
bare root | 1.2 - 1.5m tall Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall available to order from spring
blackcurrant Ben Connan

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blackcurrant 'Ben Connan'
£8.79 - £21.99
bare root plant In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE bare root plants In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 litre pot available to order from spring
Campanula lactiflora Loddon Anna
Campanula lactiflora 'Loddon Anna'
£8.99 - £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 spring
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from spring
Carpinus betulus Rockhampton Red ('Lochglow') (PBR)

New

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Carpinus betulus Rockhampton Red ('Lochglow') (PBR)
£39.99 - £149.99
bare root | 1.5 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from spring
Crataegus × media Plena

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Crataegus × media 'Plena'
£31.99 - £129.99
bare root | 1.2m tall Delivered by mid-December
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 spring
Crataegus × media Punicea Flore Pleno

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Crataegus × media 'Punicea Flore Pleno'
£31.99 - £129.99
bare root | 1.2m tall Delivered by mid-December
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall available to order from spring
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from spring
Crocosmia Lucifer

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Crocosmia 'Lucifer'
£5.39 - £39.99
10 × corms Delivered by early February
20 + 10 FREE corms Delivered by early February
9cm pot available to order from spring
2 litre pot available to order from spring
3 × 9cm pots available to order from spring
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots available to order from spring
6 × 9cm pots available to order from spring
Echinacea Tomato Soup (PBR)
Echinacea 'Tomato Soup' (PBR)
£14.99 - £34.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot available to order from spring
3 × 9cm pots available to order from spring
Echinacea purpurea White Swan
Echinacea purpurea 'White Swan'
£9.99 - £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 spring
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from spring
Euonymus europaeus Red Cascade
Euonymus europaeus 'Red Cascade'
£22.99 - £89.99
10 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot available to order from spring