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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Planting combinations
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Hydrangea Runaway Bride Snow White ('USHYD0405') (PBR)

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Hydrangea Runaway Bride Snow White ('USHYD0405') (PBR)
£32.06 - £59.99
2 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
7 litre pot | 40cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Magnolia Sunrise

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Magnolia 'Sunrise'
£75.99 £56.99
5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cornus alba Sibirica

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Cornus alba 'Sibirica'
£7.49 - £56.24
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Lavender Hidcote and trough combination

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Lavender Hidcote & trough combination
£63.49 £55.62
3 × plants In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Rosa Flower Power ('Frycassia') (PBR)

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Rosa Flower Power ('Frycassia') (PBR) | Patio Rose
£89.99 £53.99
7.5 litre pot | standard In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Rosa Carefree Days ('Meirivoui')

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Rosa Carefree Days ('Meirivoui') | Patio Rose
£89.99 £53.99
7.5 litre pot | standard In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Rosa Yellow Patio

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Rosa Yellow Patio | Patio Rose
£89.99 £53.99
7.5 litre pot | standard In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Rosa Sunseeker ('Dicracer')

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Rosa Sunseeker ('Dicracer') | Patio Rose
£89.99 £53.99
7.5 litre pot | standard In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Rosa Raspberry Royale

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Rosa Raspberry Royale | Patio Rose
£89.99 £53.99
7.5 litre pot | standard In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Rosa Ruby Romance ('Noa140715') (PBR)

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Rosa Ruby Romance ('Noa140715') (PBR) | Patio Rose
£89.99 £53.99
7.5 litre pot | standard In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Liquidambar styraciflua Worplesdon

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Liquidambar styraciflua 'Worplesdon'
£29.99 - £104.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall available to order from autumn
Quercus robur

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Quercus robur
£29.99 - £97.49
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
Sarah's Chelsea pink & silver combination

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Sarah's Chelsea 'pink & silver combination'
£68.96 £51.72
4 plants | 1 of each In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Agastache and Angelica plant combination

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Agastache & Angelica plant combination
£65.94 £49.46
6 × plants | 3 of each In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Acer palmatum Sango-kaku

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Acer palmatum 'Sango-kaku'
£47.24 - £97.49
3 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 0.9 - 1.2m tall | grafted available to order from autumn
Acer palmatum Seiryu

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Acer palmatum 'Seiryu'
£47.24 - £97.49
3 litre pot | 40cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 0.9 - 1.2m tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
plum Mirabelle Countess

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plum 'Mirabelle Countess'
£44.99 - £123.74
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
Malus John Downie

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Malus 'John Downie'
£26.24 - £89.99
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 autumn
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m available to order from autumn
Paeonia × suffruticosa Ying Hong Qiao Dui

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Paeonia × suffruticosa 'Ying Hong Qiao' Dui
£44.99 - £89.98
5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 5 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Paeonia × suffruticosa Xue Ta

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Paeonia × suffruticosa 'Xue Ta'
£44.99 - £89.98
5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 5 Litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Paeonia × suffruticosa Rou Fu Rong

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Paeonia × suffruticosa 'Rou Fu Rong'
£44.99 - £89.98
5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 5 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Betula pendula

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Betula pendula
£7.49 - £89.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 60 - 80cm tall | hedging available to order from autumn
3 × bare root | 60 - 80cm tall | Hedging available to order from autumn
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Malus Jelly King ('Mattfru')

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Malus Jelly King ('Mattfru')
£37.49 - £89.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.6m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m available to order from autumn
Acer palmatum Osakazuki

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Acer palmatum 'Osakazuki'
£44.99 - £112.49
3 litre pot | 40cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 0.9 - 1.2m tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.0m tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Paeonia × suffruticosa Mo Run Jue Lun

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Paeonia × suffruticosa 'Mo Run Jue Lun'
£44.99 - £89.98
5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 5 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Paeonia × suffruticosa Ling Hua Zhan

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Paeonia × suffruticosa 'Ling Hua Zhan'
£44.99 - £89.98
5 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 5 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Euonymus japonicus White Spire (PBR)

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Euonymus japonicus 'White Spire' (PBR)
£59.97 £44.98
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apple Greensleeves (PBR)

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apple 'Greensleeves' (PBR)
£20.24 - £41.24
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.8m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Malus × zumi Golden Hornet

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Malus × zumi 'Golden Hornet'
£29.99 - £89.99
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 autumn
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | MM106 | 1.5 - 1.8m tall available to order from autumn
Acer palmatum Emerald Lace

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Acer palmatum 'Emerald Lace'
£54.99 £41.24
3 litre pot | 40cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Acer palmatum Dissectum

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Acer palmatum 'Dissectum'
£41.24 - £119.99
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 autumn
Malus × purpurea Crimson Cascade

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Malus × purpurea 'Crimson Cascade'
£39.74 - £127.49
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall available to order from autumn
Malus Laura

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Malus 'Laura'
£39.74 - £89.99
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 autumn
apple Tickled Pink ('Baya Marisa') (PBR)

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apple Tickled Pink ('Baya Marisa')
£39.74 - £127.49
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 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | M27 | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Tom's Chelsea Woodland Sanctuary collection 'Delicate colour'

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Tom's Chelsea 'Woodland Sanctuary collection 'Delicate colour''
£39.72 - £119.16
4 plants | 1 of each In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 plants | 3 of each In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Sarah's Chelsea lavender & white combination

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Sarah's Chelsea 'lavender & white combination '
£51.96 £38.97
4 plants | 1 of each In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Forsythia × intermedia Lynwood Variety

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Forsythia 'Lynwood Variety' - Flowering hedging
£50.97 £38.23
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apple Spartan

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apple 'Spartan'
£26.24 - £78.74
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 autumn
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
Daphne bholua Jacqueline Postill

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Daphne bholua 'Jacqueline Postill'
£37.49 - £187.49
2 litre pot | 15 - 20cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
20 litre pot | 90-100cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apple Red Devil

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apple 'Red Devil'
£26.24 - £112.49
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.5m available to order from autumn
Rhododendron XXL ('Hort02') (PBR)

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Rhododendron XXL ('Hort02') (PBR)
£49.99 £37.49
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Award-winning conifer collection

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Award-winning conifer collection
£49.99 £37.49
4 × 1 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
All year round colour conifer collection

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All year round colour conifer collection
£49.99 £37.49
4 × 1 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
pear Concorde

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pear 'Concorde'
£26.24 - £112.49
12 litre pot | QE root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | QA root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
Magnolia liliiflora Nigra

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Magnolia liliiflora 'Nigra'
£37.49 - £52.49
2 litre pot | 30cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
5 litre pot | 50 - 70cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
cherry Summer Sun

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cherry 'Summer Sun'
£26.24 - £134.99
12 litre pot | G5 | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 2m available to order from autumn
bare root | Colt root stock | ½ standard available to order from autumn
apple Golden Delicious

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apple 'Golden Delicious'
£26.24 - £78.74
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 autumn
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
plum Opal

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plum 'Opal'
£26.24 - £127.49
12 litre pot | VVA-1 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 2 - 2.5m available to order from autumn
bare root | VVA-1 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
Corynabutilon × suntense

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Corynabutilon × suntense
£49.99 £37.49
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apple Worcester Pearmain

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apple 'Worcester Pearmain'
£33.74 - £112.49
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 3-5 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | M27 root stock | 1.8m available to order from autumn
Corylus avellana Contorta

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Corylus avellana 'Contorta'
£37.49 - £74.99
5 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
12 litre pot | 80 - 125cm tall | grafted In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | 1.2m tall | tree available to order from autumn
cherry Morello

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cherry 'Morello'
£26.24 - £89.99
12 litre pot | G5 | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1.8m available to order from autumn
Tetrapanax papyrifer Rex

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Tetrapanax papyrifer 'Rex'
£37.49 - £74.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
7.5 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
pear Doyenné du Comice

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pear 'Doyenné du Comice'
£26.24 - £112.49
12 litre pot | QA root stock | 1m shipped within 2 weeks
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.5 - 1.8m available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | QE root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | QE root stock | 1m available to order from autumn

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