Plants For Sandy Soil

Sandy soils tend to drain very quickly, so are ideal for supporting Mediterranean-style or drought-tolerant plants, which are happiest in dry conditions. These soils are usually low in nutrients, so digging in lots of composted organic matter will not only bump these up, but will also help it retain water.

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Showing Soil type : Light sandy clear all
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Prunus Accolade
Prunus 'Accolade'
£35.79 - £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
Prunus Amanogawa
Prunus 'Amanogawa'
£34.79 - £149.99
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 | 80 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Kiku-shidare-zakura
Prunus 'Kiku-shidare-zakura'
£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
Prunus Pandora
Prunus 'Pandora'
£39.79 - £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
Prunus Pink Perfection
Prunus 'Pink Perfection'
£39.99 - £159.99
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
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
Prunus Shōgetsu
Prunus 'Shōgetsu'
£44.99 - £129.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus cerasifera Nigra
Prunus cerasifera 'Nigra'
£39.99 - £119.99
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
Prunus serrula
Prunus serrula
£45.99 - £159.99
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
Prunus × incam Okamé
Prunus × incam 'Okamé'
£44.99 - £129.99
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 × subhirtella Autumnalis Rosea
Prunus × subhirtella 'Autumnalis Rosea'
£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
Prunus × subhirtella Autumnalis
Prunus × subhirtella 'Autumnalis'
£34.79 - £54.99
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
Pyrus calleryana Chanticleer
Pyrus calleryana 'Chanticleer'
£44.99 - £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
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
Quercus ilex
Quercus ilex
£79.99 - £99.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
7 litre pot | 1 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
Quercus robur
Quercus robur
£39.99 - £129.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
quince Champion
quince 'Champion'
£34.99 - £49.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.6 - 2.2m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
quince Meech's Prolific
quince 'Meech's Prolific'
£34.99 - £49.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 2 - 2.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
quince Serbian Gold
quince 'Serbian Gold'
£34.99 - £169.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.5 - 1.8m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | QA root stock |½ standard In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
Robinia pseudoacacia Frisia
Robinia pseudoacacia 'Frisia'
£44.99 - £159.99
9 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m 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
Sorbus aucuparia Aspleniifolia
Sorbus aucuparia 'Aspleniifolia'
£39.99 - £79.99
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
Sorbus carmesina Emberglow
Sorbus carmesina 'Emberglow'
£159.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Sorbus wardii
Sorbus wardii
£159.99
12 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Acer palmatum Atropurpureum
Acer palmatum 'Atropurpureum'
£44.99 - £149.99
3 litre pot | 40cm tall | grafted shipped within 2 weeks
12 litre pot | 1.0m tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Agapanthus Queen Mum ('Pmn06') (PBR)
Agapanthus Queen Mum ('Pmn06') (PBR)
£15.75 - £24.75
9cm pot shipped within 2 weeks
3 × 9cm pots shipped within 2 weeks
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
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Cistus × purpureus
Cistus × purpureus
£25.99 - £79.99
2 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
3 × 2 litre pots shipped within 2 weeks
7.5 litre pot available to order from autumn
Clematis Arabella
Clematis 'Arabella'
£14.99 - £29.98
3 litre pot | 60cm cane shipped within 2 weeks
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Clematis Daniel Deronda
Clematis 'Daniel Deronda'
£14.99 - £29.98
3 litre pot | 60cm cane shipped within 2 weeks
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Clematis Ernest Markham
Clematis 'Ernest Markham'
£14.99 - £29.98
3 litre pot | 60cm cane shipped within 2 weeks
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Clematis Kermesina
Clematis 'Kermesina'
£22.95
3 litre pot | 60cm cane shipped within 2 weeks
Clematis Markham's Pink
Clematis 'Markham's Pink'
£14.99 - £29.98
3 litre pot | 60cm cane shipped within 2 weeks
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Clematis Venosa Violacea
Clematis 'Venosa Violacea'
£14.99 - £29.98
3 litre pot | 60cm cane shipped within 2 weeks
9cm pot | 30cm cane available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Delphinium Faust
Delphinium 'Faust'
£24.99 - £64.99
2 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
3 × 2 litre pots shipped within 2 weeks
Digitalis purpurea Dalmatian Peach (Dalmatian Series)
Digitalis purpurea 'Dalmatian Peach' (Dalmatian Series)
£8.99 - £36.99
9cm pot shipped within 2 weeks
3 × 9cm pots shipped within 2 weeks
6 × 9cm pots shipped within 2 weeks
gooseberry Invicta
gooseberry 'Invicta'
£12.99 - £25.98
3 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
bare root plant available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE bare root plants available to order from autumn
grape Muscat Bleu
grape 'Muscat Bleu'
£25.99
2 litre pot | 60cm cane shipped within 2 weeks
grape Pinot Noir
grape 'Pinot Noir'
£22.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane shipped within 2 weeks
Helleborus × hybridus Double Ellen Pink
Helleborus × hybridus 'Double Ellen Pink'
£12.99 - £29.99
9cm pot shipped within 2 weeks
3 × 9cm pots shipped within 2 weeks
Iberis Pink Ice
Iberis 'Pink Ice'
£8.99 - £19.99
9cm pot shipped within 2 weeks
3 × 9cm pots shipped within 2 weeks
Ilex aquifolium J.C. van Tol
Ilex aquifolium 'J.C. van Tol'
£38.99 - £119.99
3 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
10 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Juniperus scopulorum Blue Arrow
Juniperus scopulorum 'Blue Arrow'
£24.99 - £89.99
3 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.25m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Lavandula Regal Splendour (PBR)
Lavandula 'Regal Splendour' (PBR)
£17.99 - £39.99
2 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
3 × 2 litre pots shipped within 2 weeks
Tropaeolum majus Blue Pepe

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Nasturtium 'Blue Pepe'
£2.89 £2.17
approx 30 seeds shipped within 2 weeks
Paeonia lactiflora Doctor Alexander Fleming
Paeonia lactiflora 'Doctor Alexander Fleming'
£29.99 - £59.98
4 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
2 + 1 FREE 4 litre pots shipped within 2 weeks
Parrotia persica Persian Spire ('JLPN01') (PBR)

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Parrotia persica Persian Spire ('JLPN01') (PBR)
£34.99 - £169.99
2 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
12 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 0.8 - 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Phillyrea angustifolia
Phillyrea angustifolia
£24.99
2 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
plum Marjorie's Seedling
plum 'Marjorie's Seedling'
£34.99 - £169.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m shipped within 2 weeks
12 litre pot | SJA | ½ standard | 1.3m 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 | 1.2m available to order from autumn
bare root | VVA-1 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | VVA-1 root stock | 1.5m available to order from autumn
Silene flos-cuculi Petit Henri ('Iflyph')

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Silene flos-cuculi Petit Henri ('Iflyph') (PBR)
£12.99 - £29.99
9cm pot shipped within 2 weeks
3 × 9cm pots shipped within 2 weeks
Taxus baccata Repandens
Taxus baccata 'Repandens'
£29.99
2 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
Verbascum Lavender Lass

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Verbascum 'Lavender Lass'
£14.99 - £32.99
9cm pot shipped within 2 weeks
3 × 9cm pots shipped within 2 weeks
Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum Kilimanjaro ('Jww1') (PBR)
Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum Kilimanjaro ('Jww1') (PBR)
£34.99 - £109.99
3 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
200 alliums
200 alliums Save £5.99!
£34.95
1 × collection Delivered during September
After hours tulip collection

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After hours tulip collection
£23.95 - £47.90
1 × collection | 21 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs Delivered during September
Agastache and Angelica plant combination
Agastache & Angelica plant combination
£65.94
6 × plants | 3 of each In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Amethyst allium collection
Amethyst allium collection
£27.75 - £55.50
1 × collection | 50 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 150 bulbs Delivered during September
Amethyst combination
Amethyst combination
£23.75
1 × combination | 24 bulbs Delivered during September
Antique peach dahlia collection
Antique peach dahlia collection
£27.45 - £54.90
1 × collection | 5 tubers available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 15 tubers available to order from winter
Ashley's repeat flowering tulip collection

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Ashley's repeat flowering tulip collection
£19.99 - £39.98
1 × collection | 21 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs Delivered during September
Ashley's Rum punch tulip collection

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Ashley's Rum punch tulip collection
£18.95 - £37.90
1 × collection | 17 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 51 bulbs Delivered during September
Autumn flowering crocus collection
Autumn-flowering crocus collection
£16.95 - £33.90
1 × collection | 30 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 90 corms Delivered during September
Avant guard tulip collection

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Avant guard tulip collection
£22.95 - £45.90
1 × collection | 14 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 42 bulbs Delivered during September
Award winning cottagecore tulip collection

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Award winning cottagecore tulip collection
£25.45 - £50.90
1 × collection | 21 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs Delivered during September
Award winning strawberry collection
Award winning strawberry collection
£24.95 - £49.90
1 × collection 15 bare roots | runners available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE collections 45 bare roots available to order from autumn
Award-winning allium collection
Award-winning allium collection
£26.75 - £53.50
1 × collection | 50 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 150 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
Award-winning conifer collection
Award-winning conifer collection
£49.99
4 × 1 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Award-winning crocosmia collection
Award-winning crocosmia collection
£18.95 - £37.90
1 × collection | 30 bulbs available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 90 bulbs available to order from winter
Award-winning dahlia collection
Award-winning dahlia collection
£16.45 - £32.90
1 × collection | 3 tubers available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 tubers available to order from winter
Award-winning dahlias for pots collection
Award-winning dahlias for pots collection
£15.99 - £31.95
1 × collection | 3 tubers available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 tubers available to order from winter
Award-winning hardy cyclamen collection
Award-winning hardy cyclamen collection
£24.45 - £48.90
1 × collection | 3 corms Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 corms Delivered during September
Award-winning onion collection
Award-winning onion collection
£12.95 - £25.90
1 × collection | 125 sets available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 375 sets available to order from winter

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