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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bean (climbing French) Sunshine
bean (climbing French) 'Sunshine'
£3.49
approx 50 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Viola × wittrockiana Frizzle Sizzle Yellow Blue Swirl F1 (Frizzle Sizzle Series)
pansy 'Frizzle Sizzle Yellow Blue Swirl' (Frizzle Sizzle Series) F1
£3.49 - £32.99
approx 25 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
20 seedlings Delivered mid September
40 + 20 FREE seedlings Delivered mid September
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Viola × wittrockiana Frizzle Sizzle Blue F1 (Frizzle Sizzle Series)
pansy 'Frizzle Sizzle Blue' (Frizzle Sizzle Series) F1
£3.49 - £32.99
approx 25 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
20 seedlings Delivered mid September
40 + 20 FREE seedlings Delivered mid September
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Helianthus debilis Soluna Lemon
Helianthus debilis 'Soluna Lemon'
£3.49
approx 30 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Helianthus debilis Soluna Bronze
Helianthus debilis 'Soluna Bronze'
£3.49
approx 30 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Lathyrus × hammettii Erewhon
Lathyrus × hammettii 'Erewhon'
£3.49 - £13.98
approx 20 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot | 5 - 7 seedlings available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Matthiola incana Anytime Red (Anytime Series)

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Matthiola incana 'Anytime Red' (Anytime Series)
£3.49
approx 100 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Antirrhinum majus Madame Butterfly Red
Antirrhinum majus 'Madame Butterfly Red'
£3.49
approx 25 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Antirrhinum majus Madame Butterfly Cherry Bronze
Antirrhinum majus 'Madame Butterfly Cherry Bronze'
£3.49
approx 25 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Antirrhinum majus Madame Butterfly Pink
Antirrhinum majus 'Madame Butterfly Pink'
£3.49
approx 25 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Fuchsia Dollar Prinzessin

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Fuchsia 'Dollar Prinzessin'
£6.99 £5.24 £3.50
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Geranium White

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Geranium 'White'
£3.50 - £39.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
20 seedlings available to order from winter
Fuchsia Garden News

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Fuchsia 'Garden News'
£6.99 £5.24 £3.50
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Fuchsia Seventh Heaven

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Fuchsia 'Seventh Heaven'
£6.99 £5.24 £3.50
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Calibrachoa Can-can Double Provence Blue (Can-can Series)

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Calibrachoa 'Can-can Double Provence Blue' (Can-can Series)
£3.50 - £25.98
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Osteospermum Akila White Purple Eye (Akila Series)

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Osteospermum 'Akila White Purple Eye' (Akila Series)
£3.50 - £19.98
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Verbena Enchantment Purple (Enchantment Series)

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Verbena 'Enchantment Purple' (Enchantment Series)
£3.50 - £19.98
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Verbena Showboat Midnight (Showboat Series)

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Verbena 'Showboat Midnight' (Showboat Series)
£3.50 - £19.98
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Petunia Tidal Wave Silver (Tidal Wave Series)

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Petunia 'Tidal Wave Silver' (Tidal Wave Series)
£3.50 - £44.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Fuchsia Snowcap

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Fuchsia 'Snowcap'
£3.50 - £45.00
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Fuchsia Voodoo

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Fuchsia 'Voodoo'
£6.99 £5.24 £3.50
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Fuchsia Heidi Ann

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Fuchsia 'Heidi Ann'
£6.99 £5.24 £3.50
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Fuchsia Spion Kop

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Fuchsia 'Spion Kop'
£6.99 £5.24 £3.50
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Fuchsia Ballet Girl

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Fuchsia 'Ballet Girl'
£6.99 £5.24 £3.50
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Osteospermum Akila Lavender Shades (Akila Series)

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Osteospermum 'Akila Lavender Shades' (Akila Series)
£6.99 £5.24 £3.50
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Calibrachoa Can-can Double OrangeTastic (Can-can Series)

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Calibrachoa 'Can-can Double OrangeTastic' (Can-can Series)
£3.50 - £25.98
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Salvia Victoria Blue ('Vivisal') (PBR)

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Salvia Victoria Blue ('Vivisal') (PBR)
£6.99 £5.24 £3.50
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Salvia farinacea Victoria Blue Bicolour

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Salvia farinacea 'Victoria Blue Bicolour'
£6.99 £5.24 £3.50
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Calibrachoa Cabaret Bright Red ('Balcabrite') (PBR) (Cabaret Series)

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Osteospermum Dalina Dark Red

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Osteospermum 'Dalina Dark Red'
£6.99 £5.24 £3.50
9cm pot 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)
Linaria purpurea Canon Went

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Linaria purpurea 'Canon Went'
£3.69 - £19.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
approx 100 seeds available to order from autumn
Rhodochiton atrosanguineus
Rhodochiton atrosanguineus
£3.69
approx 10 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Digitalis × mertonensis

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Digitalis × mertonensis
£3.79 - £13.99
approx 1000 seeds shipped within 2 weeks
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
brussels sprout Maximus F1
brussels sprout 'Maximus' F1
£3.79
approx 30 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Lathyrus odoratus Cupani
Lathyrus odoratus 'Cupani'
£3.79 - £13.98
approx 20 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot | 5 - 7 seedlings available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Stipa tenuissima
Stipa tenuissima
£3.79 - £44.99
approx 30 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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
bean (runner) Moonlight (PBR)
bean (runner) 'Moonlight' (PBR)
£3.79
approx 45 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cosmos bipinnatus Xsenia

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Cosmos bipinnatus 'Xsenia'
£3.79 - £21.98
approx 30 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Cosmos bipinnatus Rubinato
Cosmos bipinnatus 'Rubinato'
£3.79
approx 30 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Consolida regalis Fancy Purple Picotee

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Consolida regalis 'Fancy Purple Picotee'
£3.79
approx 150 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
tomato Rio Grande
tomato (plum) 'Rio Grande'
£3.89
approx 450 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Tropaeolum minus Bloody Mary
Tropaeolum minus 'Bloody Mary'
£3.89
approx 30 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Panicum capillare Sparkling Fountain
Panicum capillare 'Sparkling Fountain'
£3.89 - £17.99
approx 100 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Knautia macedonica
Knautia macedonica
£3.99 - £49.99
approx 40 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Cornfield seed collection
Cornfield seed collection
£3.99
1g packet | seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
tomato San Marzano 2
tomato (plum) 'San Marzano 2'
£3.99
approx 300 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
kale Redbor F1
kale 'Redbor' F1
£3.99
approx 50 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Lathyrus odoratus High Scent

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Lathyrus odoratus 'High Scent'
£3.50 - £3.99
approx 20 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot | 5 - 7 seedlings available to order from autumn
Lathyrus odoratus Spencer Waved Mixed
Lathyrus odoratus 'Spencer Waved Mixed'
£3.99 - £13.98
approx 35 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot | 5 - 7 seedlings available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
kailaan / kai-lan
kai-lan / Chinese broccoli
£3.99
approx 200 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
squash Butternut
squash 'Butternut'
£3.99
approx 15 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Antirrhinum majus Admiral White
Antirrhinum majus 'Admiral White'
£3.99 - £10.00
approx 50 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × packets of seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
stevia
stevia
£3.99 - £15.98
approx 7 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn

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