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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Used at Chelsea
Malus brevipes Wedding Bouquet
Malus brevipes 'Wedding Bouquet'
£49.99 - £129.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
apple Gala
apple 'Gala'
£34.99 - £49.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall 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 | 1.8m available to order from spring
gage Imperial Gage
gage 'Imperial Gage'
£34.99 - £49.99
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 2 - 2.5m available to order from spring
medlar Nottingham
medlar 'Nottingham'
£34.99 - £49.99
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.5 - 1.8m available to order from spring
Betula utilis subsp. jacquemontii Doorenbos

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Betula utilis subsp. jacquemontii 'Doorenbos'
£49.99 - £159.99
bare root | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | multistem | 1.5 - 1.75m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from spring
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from spring
apple Granny Smith
apple 'Granny Smith'
£49.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
Prunus itosakura Pendula Rubra
Prunus itosakura 'Pendula Rubra'
£49.99 - £79.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from spring
Tom's Chelsea Woodland Sanctuary collection 'Textural tones'
Tom's Chelsea 'Woodland Sanctuary collection 'Textural tones''
£50.96 - £152.88
4 plants | 1 of each available to order from spring
12 plants | 3 of each available to order from spring
Forsythia × intermedia Lynwood Variety
Forsythia 'Lynwood Variety' - Flowering hedging
£50.97
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Venetian sky tulip collection
Venetian sky tulip collection
£25.95 - £51.90
1 × collection | 26 bulbs available to order from summer
2 + 1 FREE collections | 78 bulbs available to order from summer
Monet's sunrise tulip collection
Monet's sunrise tulip collection
£25.95 - £51.90
1 × collection | 19 bulbs available to order from summer
2 + 1 FREE collections | 57 bulbs available to order from summer
Award-winning fragrant multi headed daffodils
Award-winning fragrant multi-headed narcissus collection
£25.95 - £51.90
1 × collection | 30 bulbs available to order from summer
2 + 1 FREE collections | 90 bulbs available to order from summer
Sarah's Chelsea lavender & white combination
Sarah's Chelsea 'lavender & white combination '
£51.96
4 plants | 1 of each In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
reticulata iris collection
Iris reticulata collection
£25.99 - £51.98
1 × collection | 75 bulbs available to order from summer
2 + 1 FREE collections | 225 bulbs available to order from summer
Crème de la crème tulip collection
Crème de la crème tulip collection
£26.45 - £52.90
1 × collection | 21 bulbs available to order from summer
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs available to order from summer
Tom's Chelsea Woodland Sanctuary collection 'Delicate colour'
Tom's Chelsea 'Woodland Sanctuary collection 'Delicate colour''
£52.96 - £158.88
4 plants | 1 of each available to order from spring
12 plants | 3 of each available to order from spring
Malus × purpurea Crimson Cascade

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Malus × purpurea 'Crimson Cascade'
£52.99 - £169.99
bare root | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Malus Laura
Malus 'Laura'
£52.99 - £119.99
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 spring
apple Tickled Pink ('Baya Marisa') (PBR)
apple Tickled Pink ('Baya Marisa')
£52.99 - £169.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | M27 | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Bulbs for pots - peach and white
Bulb lasagne collection for pots - peach & white
£26.75 - £53.50
1 × collection | 34 bulbs available to order from summer
2 × collections | 88 bulbs available to order from summer
Award-winning allium collection
Award-winning allium collection
£26.75 - £53.50
1 × collection | 50 bulbs available to order from summer
2 + 1 FREE collections | 150 bulbs available to order from summer
Double tulip collection
Double tulip collection
£26.95 - £53.90
1 × collection | 21 bulbs available to order from summer
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs available to order from summer
Passion flower collection
Passion flower collection
£53.97
1 × collection | 3 plants available to order from spring
Sarah's Chelsea daisy susan combination
Sarah's Chelsea 'daisy susan combination'
£54.96 - £134.89
4 plants | 1 of each available to order from spring
11 plants available to order from spring
medlar Westerveld
medlar 'Westerveld'
£34.99 - £54.99
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
9 litre pot | QA root stock |1.2m available to order from spring
apple Red Ellison
apple 'Red Ellison'
£44.99 - £54.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
apple Greensleeves (PBR)
apple 'Greensleeves' (PBR)
£29.99 - £54.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.8m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
pear Beurré Hardy
pear 'Beurré Hardy'
£26.99 - £54.99
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apple Pinova
apple 'Pinova' (PBR)
£34.99 - £54.99
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
Acer palmatum Dissectum

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Acer palmatum 'Dissectum'
£54.99 - £159.99
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 spring
Malus × zumi Golden Hornet

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Malus × zumi 'Golden Hornet'
£39.99 - £119.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | MM106 | 1.5 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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 spring
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from spring
Prunus × subhirtella Autumnalis
Prunus × subhirtella 'Autumnalis'
£44.99 - £54.99
bare root | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall available to order from spring
peach Redhaven
peach 'Redhaven'
£39.99 - £54.99
bare root | Mont Clare rootstock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | Mont Clare rootstock |1.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apple Charles Ross
apple 'Charles Ross'
£29.99 - £54.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Prunus Weeping Yoshino
Prunus 'Weeping Yoshino'
£54.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from spring
Daphne bholua Jacqueline Postill
Daphne bholua 'Jacqueline Postill'
£54.99 - £249.99
4 litre pot | 15 - 20cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
20 litre pot | 90-100cm available to order from spring
apricot Tomcot
apricot 'Tomcot'
£49.99 - £54.99
bare root | Myrobalan root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
9 litre pot | Myrobalan root stock |1.2m available to order from spring
Sorbus × thuringiaca Fastigiata
Sorbus × thuringiaca 'Fastigiata'
£54.99 - £69.99
bare root | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall available to order from spring
apple Lord Derby
apple 'Lord Derby'
£39.99 - £54.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
Amethyst allium collection
Amethyst allium collection
£27.75 - £55.50
1 × collection | 50 bulbs available to order from summer
2 + 1 FREE collections | 150 bulbs available to order from summer
Forsythia × intermedia Week End ('Courtalyn')

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Forsythia × intermedia Week End ('Courtalyn')
£22.99 - £64.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
7.5 litre pot | 1 - 1.25m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Repeat flowering and award-winning quartet tulip collection
Repeat flowering and award-winning quartet tulip collection
£28.45 - £56.90
1 × collection | 28 bulbs available to order from summer
2 + 1 FREE collections | 84 bulbs available to order from summer
John's pollinator 5 varieties dahlia collection

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John's pollinator 5 varieties dahlia collection
£28.45 - £56.90
1 × collection | 5 tubers Delivered by early February
2 + 1 FREE collections | 15 tubers Delivered by early February
Sarah's Chelsea silver susan combination
Sarah's Chelsea 'silver susan combination'
£56.96 - £140.89
4 plants | 1 of each available to order from spring
11 plants available to order from spring
Sarah's Chelsea lavender susan combination
Sarah's Chelsea 'lavender susan combination'
£56.96 - £140.89
4 plants | 1 of each available to order from spring
11 plants available to order from spring
Classic Canna collection
Classic canna collection
£28.95 - £57.90
1 × collection | 3 bare root plants Delivered during January
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 bare roots Delivered during January
Cutting garden dahlia collection

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Cutting garden dahlia collection
£28.95 - £57.90
1 × collection | 5 tubers Delivered by early February
2 + 1 FREE collections | 15 tubers Delivered by early February
Velvet 5 varieties dahlia collection

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Velvet 5 varieties dahlia collection
£29.75 - £59.50
1 × collection | 5 tubers Delivered by early February
2 + 1 FREE collections | 15 tubers Delivered by early February
Sorbet paeonia collection
Sorbet paeonia collection
£29.95 - £59.90
1 × collection | 3 bare roots Delivered during January
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 bare roots Delivered during January
Neapolitan tulip collection
Neapolitan tulip collection
£29.95 - £59.90
1 × collection | 28 bulbs available to order from summer
2 + 1 FREE collections | 84 bulbs available to order from summer
Euonymus japonicus White Spire (PBR)
Euonymus japonicus 'White Spire' (PBR)
£59.97
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Helleborus × hybridus Pretty Ellen collection

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Hellebore Pretty Ellen collection
£29.99 - £59.98
1 × collection | 3 plants In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 plants In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
plum Mirabelle Countess
plum 'Mirabelle Countess'
£59.99 - £164.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from spring
Malus Jelly King ('Mattfru')

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Malus Jelly King ('Mattfru')
£44.99 - £119.99
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.6m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from spring
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m available to order from spring