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
Dryopteris erythrosora var. prolifica
Dryopteris erythrosora var. prolifica
£9.99 - £20.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
squash Turks Turban
squash 'Turks Turban'
£2.49
approx 15 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
pumpkin Hundredweight
pumpkin 'Hundredweight'
£2.19
approx 15 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
pumpkin Marina di Chioggia
pumpkin 'Marina di Chioggia'
£3.49
approx 9 seeds available to order from autumn
Purple and peach tulip collection
Purple & peach tulip collection
£14.95 - £29.90
1 × collection | 14 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 42 bulbs Delivered during September
Rhodochiton atrosanguineus
Rhodochiton atrosanguineus
£3.69
approx 10 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Betula Royal Frost
Betula 'Royal Frost'
£89.99 - £139.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Aronia × prunifolia Brilliant

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Aronia × prunifolia 'Brilliant'
£26.99 £18.89
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Malus × purpurea Crimson Cascade

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Malus × purpurea 'Crimson Cascade'
£52.99 - £118.99
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
Malus × purpurea Neville Copeman
Malus × purpurea 'Neville Copeman'
£39.99 - £69.99
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
artichoke Romanesco
artichoke 'Purple Globe'
£2.49
approx 40 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Clematis recta Purpurea
Clematis recta 'Purpurea'
£29.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Catalpa × erubescens Purpurea
Catalpa × erubescens 'Purpurea'
£99.99
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Eragrostis spectabilis

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Eragrostis spectabilis
£9.99 - £42.99
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)
Molinia caerulea subsp. arundinacea Transparent
Molinia caerulea subsp. arundinacea 'Transparent'
£9.99 - £39.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
6 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Verbascum phoeniceum Violetta
Verbascum phoeniceum 'Violetta'
£9.99 - £23.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Salvia officinalis Purpurascens

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sage purple
£7.99 £4.00
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Verbena bonariensis

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Verbena bonariensis
£2.39 - £31.49
approx 250 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × packets (approx 750 seeds) In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Verbena bonariensis Vanity
Verbena bonariensis 'Vanity'
£3.99
approx 40 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Helleborus purpurascens
Helleborus purpurascens
£12.99 - £29.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Vitis vinifera Spetchley Red
Vitis vinifera 'Spetchley Red'
£29.99
2 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Vitis vinifera Purpurea
Vitis vinifera 'Purpurea'
£29.99
2 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Geranium pyrenaicum Bill Wallis
Geranium pyrenaicum 'Bill Wallis'
£9.99 - £22.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
quince Vranja
quince 'Vranja'
£29.79 - £169.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.2 - 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | QA root stock |½ standard 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 Leskovac

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quince 'Leskovac'
£34.99 - £59.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.2 - 1.5m 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

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quince 'Serbian Gold'
£34.99 - £118.99
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
radish French Breakfast 3
radish 'French Breakfast 3'
£2.29
approx 1200 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
radish Mixed
radish 'Mixed'
£2.29
approx 1000 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Lychnis flos-cuculi
Lychnis flos-cuculi
£2.79 - £39.99
approx 1000 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
1 litre aquatic pot Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
3 litre aquatic pot Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
3 × 1 litre aquatic pots Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
3 × 9cm pots available to order from summer
Lychnis flos-cuculi Jenny ('Lychjen')
Lychnis flos-cuculi Jenny ('Lychjen')
£9.99 - £22.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Viscaria Cherry Bubbles

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Viscaria 'Cherry Bubbles'
£7.00 - £24.99
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)
Ranunculus asiaticus Aviv White (Aviv Series)
Ranunculus asiaticus 'Aviv White' (Aviv Series)
£5.99 - £15.00
12 × corms available to order from winter
36 × corms available to order from winter
Ranunculus asiaticus Aviv Red (Aviv Series)
Ranunculus asiaticus 'Aviv Red' (Aviv Series)
£5.99 - £15.00
12 × corms available to order from winter
36 × corms available to order from winter
Ranunculus asiaticus Aviv Rose (Aviv Series)
Ranunculus asiaticus 'Aviv Rose' (Aviv Series)
£5.99 - £15.00
12 × corms Delivered during September
36 × corms Delivered during September
Ranunculus Aviv collection
Ranunculus aviv collection
£17.95 - £35.90
1 × collection | 36 bulbs available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE collections | 108 bulbs available to order from winter
raspberry Malling Promise
raspberry 'Malling Promise'
£17.99 - £35.98
5 × bare root canes available to order from autumn
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
10 + 5 FREE bare root canes available to order from autumn
raspberry All Gold
raspberry 'All Gold'
£17.99 - £35.98
5 × bare root canes available to order from autumn
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
10 + 5 FREE bare root canes available to order from autumn
raspberry Cascade Delight
raspberry 'Cascade Delight'
£17.99 - £35.98
5 × bare root canes available to order from autumn
10 + 5 FREE bare root canes available to order from autumn
raspberry Malling Jewel
raspberry 'Malling Jewel'
£17.99 - £35.98
5 × bare root canes available to order from autumn
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
10 + 5 FREE bare root canes available to order from autumn
raspberry Autumn Bliss
raspberry 'Autumn Bliss'
£17.99 - £35.98
5 × bare root canes available to order from autumn
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
10 + 5 FREE bare root canes available to order from autumn
Extend the season raspberry collection
Extend the season raspberry collection
£49.99 - £99.98
1 × collection | 15 canes available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE collections | 45 canes available to order from autumn
raspberry Glen Ample (PBR)
raspberry 'Glen Ample' (PBR)
£17.99 - £35.98
5 × bare root canes available to order from autumn
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
10 + 5 FREE bare root canes available to order from autumn
raspberry Polka (PBR)
raspberry 'Polka' (PBR)
£17.99 - £35.98
5 × bare root canes available to order from autumn
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
10 + 5 FREE bare root canes available to order from autumn
raspberry Tulameen
raspberry 'Tulameen'
£17.99 - £35.98
5 × bare root canes available to order from autumn
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
10 + 5 FREE bare root canes available to order from autumn
Ensete ventricosum Maurelii
Ensete ventricosum 'Maurelii'
£19.99 - £24.00
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
2 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Bistorta amplexicaulis Blackfield (PBR)

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Bistorta amplexicaulis 'Blackfield' (PBR)
£9.99 - £33.59
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
onion Electric (PBR)
onion 'Electric' (PBR)
£2.99 - £8.00
50 × sets Delivered during September
150 × sets Delivered during September
Kniphofia Tawny King
Kniphofia 'Tawny King'
£12.99 - £29.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Kniphofia uvaria

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Kniphofia uvaria
£9.99 - £31.49
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Kniphofia Bees Lemon

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Kniphofia 'Bees Lemon'
£9.09 - £34.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Kniphofia Royal Standard
Kniphofia 'Royal Standard'
£14.99 - £49.99
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
Kniphofia Poco Sunset (Poco Series)

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Kniphofia 'Poco Sunset' (Poco Series)
£14.99 - £34.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Kniphofia Ember Glow ('Tneg') (PBR) (Glow Series)
Kniphofia Ember Glow ('Tneg') (PBR) (Glow Series)
£14.99 - £32.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Kniphofia Redhot Popsicle (Popsicle series)
Kniphofia 'Redhot Popsicle' (Popsicle series)
£14.99 - £34.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Rosa rugosa Rubra
Rosa rugosa Rubra | Japanese Rose Hedging
£20.99 - £119.98
4 litre pot available to order from autumn
10 × bare root plants | 40 - 60cm tall available to order from autumn
20 + 10 FREE bare root | 40 - 60cm tall available to order from autumn
Quercus rubra
Quercus rubra
£79.99 - £159.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
onion Red Baron
onion 'Red Baron'
£3.49 - £5.99
25 × sets available to order from winter
50 × sets available to order from winter
shallot Red Sun
shallot 'Red Sun'
£3.99 - £9.99
12 × sets available to order from winter
36 × sets available to order from winter
Lycoris radiata
Lycoris radiata
£5.99 - £16.00
1 × bulb available to order from winter
3 × tubers available to order from winter
grape Pinot Noir
grape 'Pinot Noir'
£22.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane available to order from autumn
Cornus alba Elegantissima

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Cornus alba 'Elegantissima'
£11.99 - £74.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.25m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cornus alba Aurea

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Cornus alba 'Aurea'
£22.99 £16.09
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cornus alba Sibirica

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Cornus alba 'Sibirica'
£9.99 - £74.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cornus alba Baton Rouge ('Minbat') (PBR)
Cornus alba Baton Rouge ('Minbat') (PBR)
£19.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Kniphofia Nancy's Red

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Kniphofia 'Nancy's Red'
£12.99 - £32.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cercis canadensis Golden Falls ('NC2015-12')

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Cercis canadensis Golden Falls ('NC2015-12')
£269.99 £188.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cercis canadensis Alley Cat

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Cercis canadensis 'Alley Cat'
£249.99 £174.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
redcurrant Jonkheer van Tets
redcurrant 'Jonkheer van Tets'
£10.99 - £21.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root plant available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE bare root plants available to order from autumn
Pelargonium Don Valentino (PBR)
Pelargonium 'Don Valentino' (PBR)
£12.99 - £34.99
12cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 12cm pots available to order from autumn
Pelargonium Lord Bute
Pelargonium 'Lord Bute'
£6.99 - £17.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Syringa Bloomerang Dark Purple ('Smsjbp7') (PBR)

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Syringa Bloomerang Dark Purple ('Smsjbp7') (PBR)
£22.92 - £99.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
Syringa Bloomerang Pink Perfume ('Pink Perfume')
Syringa Bloomerang Pink Perfume ('Pink Perfume') (PBR)
£32.99 - £99.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 60 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
Rhododendron Nancy Evans
Rhododendron 'Nancy Evans'
£19.99 - £45.99
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Rhodohypoxis Beverly (PBR)
Rhodohypoxis 'Beverly' (PBR)
£12.99 - £32.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Award-winning allium collection
Award-winning allium collection
£26.75 - £53.50
1 × collection | 50 bulbs Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE collections | 150 bulbs Delivered during October
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 perfumed daffodil collection
Award-winning perfumed daffodil collection
£22.95 - £45.90
1 × collection | 30 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 90 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 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 snowdrop collection
Award-winning Snowdrop collection
£28.95 - £57.90
1 × collection | 35 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 105 bulbs Delivered during September
Award-winning spring carpet collection
Award-winning spring carpet collection
£21.95 - £43.90
1 × collection | 107 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 321 bulbs Delivered during September
Award-winning vibrant species tulip collection
Award-winning vibrant species tulip collection
£13.95 - £27.80
1 × collection | 21 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs Delivered during September
Shake and sow Flowers for bees
Shake & sow - Flowers for bees
£7.99
20g of seed In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Shake and sow Cottage gardens
Shake & sow - Cottage gardens
£7.99
20g of seed In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Shake and sow Flowers for wildlife - cool mix
Shake & sow - Flowers for wildlife - cool mix
£7.99
20g of seed In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Shake and sow Flowers for insects
Shake & sow - Flowers for insects
£7.99
20g of seed In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Shake and sow Flowers for birds
Shake & sow - Flowers for birds
£7.99
20g of seed In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Shake and sow Flowers for wildlife - bright mix
Shake & sow - Flowers for wildlife - bright mix
£7.99
20g of seed In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Geranium Rozanne ('Gerwat') (PBR)

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Geranium Rozanne ('Gerwat') (PBR)
£12.99 - £49.99
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)
2 litre pot available to order from autumn
3 × 2 litre pots available to order from autumn
Anemone Wild Swan ('Macane001') (PBR)
Anemone Wild Swan ('Macane001') (PBR)
£14.99 - £34.99
9cm pot available to order from autumn
3 × 9cm pots available to order from autumn

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