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.

Bulb divisions
Ready made borders
Planting combinations
Ground cover
Used at Chelsea
Papaver (Oriental Group) Red Rumble ('HG01') (PBR)

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Papaver (Oriental Group) Red Rumble ('HG01') (PBR)
£13.99 - £34.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Prunus Beni-yutaka
Prunus 'Beni-yutaka'
£59.99 - £164.99
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 × 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
Allium schubertii
Allium schubertii
£11.99 - £21.00
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
Allium schubertii Arctic Snow
Allium schubertii 'Arctic Snow'
£10.90 - £28.00
3 × bulbs available to order from autumn
9 × bulbs available to order from autumn
Allium neapolitanum Cowanii Group
Allium neapolitanum Cowanii Group
£5.49 - £10.98
25 × bulbs Delivered during September
50 + 25 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Allium Round n Purple
Allium Round 'n' Purple
£9.99 - £28.99
1 × bulb Delivered during September
3 × bulbs Delivered during September
Allium Caméléon
Allium 'Caméléon'
£6.99 - £13.98
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Allium Mont Blanc
Allium 'Mont Blanc'
£6.99 - £18.00
1 × bulb Delivered during September
3 × bulbs Delivered during September
Allium Globemaster
Allium 'Globemaster'
£7.99 - £35.98
1 × bulb Delivered during September
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
2 litre pot | 1 per pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Allium Ambassador 'XXL bulb'
Allium 'Ambassador' (XXL bulb)
£12.99 - £36.00
1 × bulb | extra large Delivered during September
3 × bulbs | extra large Delivered during September
Allium Silver Spring
Allium 'Silver Spring'
£9.99 - £18.98
1 × bulb Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Allium giganteum
Allium giganteum
£7.99 - £21.00
1 × bulb Delivered during September
3 × bulbs Delivered during September
Allium stipitatum Mount Everest
Allium stipitatum 'Mount Everest'
£5.49 - £35.98
1 × bulb Delivered during September
3 × bulbs Delivered during September
2 litre pot | 1 per pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Allium Ambassador
Allium 'Ambassador'
£9.99 - £26.90
1 × bulb Delivered during September
3 × bulbs Delivered during September
Allium Mercurius (PBR)
Allium 'Mercurius' (PBR)
£6.99 - £25.00
1 × bulb Delivered during September
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
Allium Miami
Allium 'Miami'
£5.99 - £11.98
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
10 + 5 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Allium amplectens Graceful Beauty
Allium amplectens 'Graceful Beauty'
£5.49 - £10.98
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
10 + 5 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Allium atropurpureum
Allium atropurpureum
£7.99 - £15.98
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Allium Eros
Allium 'Eros'
£5.99 - £11.00
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
10 + 5 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Allium nigrum
Allium nigrum
£6.99 - £13.98
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Allium Powder Puff
Allium 'Powder Puff'
£5.99 - £15.00
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
15 × bulbs Delivered during September
Allium stipitatum Violet Beauty
Allium stipitatum 'Violet Beauty'
£4.99 - £9.90
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
10 + 5 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Allium moly
Allium moly
£6.99 - £13.98
50 × bulbs Delivered during September
100 + 50 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Allium Gladiator
Allium 'Gladiator'
£17.99 - £47.00
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
15 × bulbs Delivered during September
2 litre pot | 1 per pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Osmanthus × burkwoodii

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Osmanthus × burkwoodii
£14.99 - £79.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 60 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
grape Müller-Thurgau
grape 'Riesling'
£22.99
2 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Ligustrum ovalifolium

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Ligustrum ovalifolium
£13.99 - £159.98
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
25 × bare root plants | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
50 + 25 FREE bare root | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
Primula elatior

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Primula elatior
£4.79 - £11.39
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Paeonia lactiflora Kansas
Paeonia lactiflora 'Kansas'
£8.99 - £59.98
4 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
2 + 1 FREE 4 litre pots shipped within 2 weeks
1 × bare root plant available to order from winter
3 × bare root plants available to order from winter
Pink pouffe paeonia collection
Pink pouffe paeonia collection
£19.95 - £39.90
1 × collection | 2 bare roots Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE collections | 6 bare roots Delivered during October
Sorbet paeonia collection
Sorbet paeonia collection
£29.95 - £59.90
1 × collection | 3 bare roots Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 bare roots Delivered during October
Award-winning paeonia collection
Award-winning Paeonia collection
£21.95 - £43.90
1 × collection | 2 bare roots Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE collections | 6 bare roots Delivered during October
Paeonia Sebastian Maas

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Paeonia 'Sebastian Maas'
£9.99 - £35.99
1 × bare root plant Delivered during October
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × bare root plants Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE 4 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Paeonia lactiflora Doctor Alexander Fleming
Paeonia lactiflora 'Doctor Alexander Fleming'
£8.99 - £59.98
4 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
2 + 1 FREE 4 litre pots shipped within 2 weeks
1 × bare root plant available to order from winter
3 × bare root plants available to order from winter
Coral ice paeonia collection
Coral ice paeonia collection
£21.95 - £43.90
1 × collection | 2 bare roots Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE collections | 6 bare roots Delivered during October
Paeonia lactiflora Shirley Temple
Paeonia lactiflora 'Shirley Temple'
£8.99 - £59.98
1 × bare root plant Delivered during October
3 × bare root plants Delivered during October
4 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
2 + 1 FREE 4 litre pots shipped within 2 weeks
Paeonia lactiflora Sarah Bernhardt
Paeonia lactiflora 'Sarah Bernhardt'
£9.99 - £59.98
1 × bare root plant Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE bare root plants Delivered during October
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 4 litre pots available to order from autumn
Paeonia lactiflora Angel Cheeks
Paeonia lactiflora 'Angel Cheeks'
£29.99 - £59.98
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 4 litre pots available to order from autumn
Paeonia lactiflora Krinkled White
Paeonia lactiflora 'Krinkled White'
£9.99 - £27.00
1 × bare root plant available to order from winter
3 × bare root plants available to order from winter
Paeonia lactiflora Karl Rosenfield
Paeonia lactiflora 'Karl Rosenfield'
£9.99 - £59.98
1 × bare root plant Delivered during October
3 × bare root plants Delivered during October
4 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
2 + 1 FREE 4 litre pots shipped within 2 weeks
Paeonia lactiflora Duchesse de Nemours
Paeonia lactiflora 'Duchesse de Nemours'
£9.99 - £59.98
1 × bare root plant Delivered during October
3 × bare root plants Delivered during October
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 4 litre pots available to order from autumn
Paeonia lactiflora Adolphe Rousseau
Paeonia lactiflora 'Adolphe Rousseau'
£29.99 - £59.98
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 4 litre pots available to order from autumn
Paeonia Buckeye Belle
Paeonia 'Buckeye Belle'
£29.99 - £59.98
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 4 litre pots available to order from autumn
Paeonia Lemon Chiffon

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Paeonia 'Lemon Chiffon'
£79.99 - £129.99
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
2 × 4 litre pots available to order from autumn
Paeonia lactiflora Mother's Choice
Paeonia lactiflora 'Mother's Choice'
£29.99 - £69.99
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 4 litre pots available to order from autumn
Paeonia lactiflora Miss America

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Paeonia lactiflora 'Miss America'
£17.99 - £35.99
4 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 4 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Paeonia lactiflora Sorbet
Paeonia lactiflora 'Sorbet'
£9.99 - £59.98
1 × bare root plant available to order from winter
3 × bare root plants available to order from winter
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 4 litre pots available to order from autumn
Paeonia lactiflora Red Sarah Bernhardt
Paeonia lactiflora Red Sarah Bernhardt
£10.99 - £29.99
1 × bare root plant Delivered during October
3 × bare root plants Delivered during October
Paeonia lactiflora Festiva Maxima
Paeonia lactiflora 'Festiva Maxima'
£29.99 - £59.98
4 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
2 + 1 FREE 4 litre pots shipped within 2 weeks
Paeonia Coral Charm
Paeonia 'Coral Charm'
£11.99 - £79.99
1 × bare root plant Delivered during October
3 × bare root plants Delivered during October
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 4 litre pots available to order from autumn
Paeonia lactiflora Bowl of Cream
Paeonia lactiflora 'Bowl of Cream'
£14.99 - £53.99
1 × bare root plant available to order from winter
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × bare root plants available to order from winter
3 × 4 litre pots available to order from autumn
Candyfloss paeonia collection
Candyfloss paeonia collection
£19.95 - £39.90
1 × collection | 2 bare roots Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE collections | 6 bare roots Delivered during October
Paeonia lactiflora Jan van Leeuwen
Paeonia lactiflora 'Jan van Leeuwen'
£29.99 - £59.98
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 4 litre pots available to order from autumn
Bouquet paeonia collection
Bouquet paeonia collection
£32.95 - £65.90
1 × collection | 3 bare roots Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE collections | 9 bare roots Delivered during October
Paeonia lactiflora Félix Crousse
Paeonia lactiflora 'Félix Crousse'
£9.99 - £59.98
1 × bare root plant available to order from winter
3 × bare root plants available to order from winter
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 4 litre pots available to order from autumn
Dahlia Bishop of Llandaff
Dahlia 'Bishop of Llandaff'
£4.99 - £35.98
3 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
2 + 1 FREE 3 litre pots shipped within 2 weeks
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
6 × tubers available to order from winter
Dahlia Bishop of Canterbury (PBR)
Dahlia 'Bishop of Canterbury' (PBR)
£5.39 - £35.98
1 × tuber available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 3 litre pots available to order from autumn
Athyrium niponicum metallicum

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Athyrium niponicum 'metallicum'
£5.50 - £44.99
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 autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Cortaderia selloana Pumila

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Cortaderia selloana 'Pumila'
£14.99 - £38.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cortaderia selloana Tiny Pampa ('Day1') (PBR)

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Cortaderia selloana Tiny Pampa ('Day1') (PBR)
£22.99 - £54.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Hydrangea paniculata Phantom
Hydrangea paniculata 'Phantom'
£12.99 - £30.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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
Viola × wittrockiana Cool Wave Frost
pansy 'Cool Wave Frost'
£6.99 - £13.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
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 Mystique Blue Whiskers
pansy 'Mystique Blue Whiskers'
£6.99 - £13.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Viola × wittrockiana Cool Wave Strawberry Swirl
Viola × wittrockiana 'Cool Wave Strawberry Swirl'
£6.99 - £13.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Viola × wittrockiana Cool Wave White
pansy 'Cool Wave White'
£6.99 - £13.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Viola × wittrockiana Cool Wave Raspberry Swirl
pansy 'Cool Wave Raspberry Swirl'
£6.99 - £13.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Viola × wittrockiana Cool Wave Violet Wing

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pansy 'Cool Wave Violet Wing'
£6.99 - £17.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Viola × wittrockiana Frizzle Sizzle Burgundy F1 (Frizzle Sizzle Series)
pansy 'Frizzle Sizzle Burgundy' (Frizzle Sizzle Series) F1
£4.99 - £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 Cool Wave Morpho
pansy 'Cool Wave Morpho'
£6.99 - £13.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Viola × wittrockiana Cool Wave Fire
pansy 'Cool Wave Fire'
£6.99 - £13.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots 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
Helipterum Pink
Helipterum 'Pink'
£3.99
approx seeds available to order from autumn
Narcissus Nir (PBR)
Narcissus 'Nir' (PBR)
£7.99 - £21.00
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
15 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus Galilee
Narcissus 'Galilee'
£7.99 - £22.00
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
15 × bulbs Delivered during September
Narcissus papyraceus Ziva
Narcissus papyraceus 'Ziva'
£13.99 - £39.50
10 × bulbs Delivered during September
30 × bulbs Delivered during September
Parahebe catarractae Avalanche (PBR)
Parahebe catarractae 'Avalanche' (PBR)
£24.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Parahebe catarractae Pink Avalanche

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Parahebe catarractae 'Pink Avalanche'
£24.99 £17.49
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Tulipa Rococo
Tulipa 'Rococo'
£6.99 - £18.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Super Parrot

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Tulipa 'Super Parrot'
£9.49 - £24.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Black Parrot
Tulipa 'Black Parrot'
£4.99 - £13.50
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
15 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Negrita Parrot

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Tulipa 'Negrita Parrot'
£8.99 - £25.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Amazing Parrot
Tulipa 'Amazing Parrot'
£9.99 - £29.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Green Wave
Tulipa 'Green Wave'
£7.99 - £15.98
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
10 + 5 FREE bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa White Parrot
Tulipa 'White Parrot'
£8.99 - £25.00
7 × bulbs Delivered during September
21 × bulbs Delivered during September
Tulipa Libretto Parrot
Tulipa 'Libretto Parrot'
£6.99 - £18.00
5 × bulbs Delivered during September
15 × bulbs Delivered during September
Petroselinum crispum var. neapolitanum
parsley 'Italian Giant'
£2.49 - £7.99
approx 300 organic seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot available to order from autumn
parsnip Gladiator F1
parsnip 'Gladiator' F1
£2.79
approx 500 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
parsnip Tender and True F1
parsnip 'Tender and True' F1
£2.39
approx 800 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Pulsatilla vulgaris
Pulsatilla vulgaris
£6.99 - £29.99
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)
Passiflora Cool Tropics Eia Popeia

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Passiflora 'Cool Tropics Eia Popeia'
£29.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Passiflora Cool Tropics Snowstar

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Passiflora 'Cool Tropics Snowstar'
£29.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
Lathyrus odoratus var. nanellus Pink Cupid
Lathyrus odoratus var. nanellus 'Pink Cupid'
£2.69 - £9.32
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
peach Avalon Pride
peach 'Avalon Pride'
£49.99 - £109.99
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
7 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m available to order from autumn

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