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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Parrotia persica Persian Spire ('JLPN01') (PBR)

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Parrotia persica Persian Spire ('JLPN01') (PBR)
£34.99 - £169.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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
Prunus incisa Kojo-no-mai
Prunus incisa 'Kojo-no-mai'
£34.99 - £89.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 50 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn
Deutzia × hybrida Strawberry Fields
Deutzia × hybrida 'Strawberry Fields'
£34.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum Kilimanjaro ('Jww1') (PBR)
Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum Kilimanjaro ('Jww1') (PBR)
£34.99 - £109.99
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
Hydrangea arborescens Lime Rickey ('Smnhalr') (PBR)
Hydrangea arborescens Lime Rickey ('Smnhalr') (PBR)
£34.99 - £84.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cordyline australis Torbay Dazzler
Cordyline australis 'Torbay Dazzler'
£11.99 - £34.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Eucalyptus gunnii
Eucalyptus gunnii
£34.99 - £89.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
7 litre pot | 1 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
Pittosporum tenuifolium Gold Star
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Gold Star'
£34.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Clematis × cartmanii Avalanche (PBR)
Clematis × cartmanii 'Avalanche' (PBR)
£34.99 - £129.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
7.5 litre pot | 1.8m cane available to order from autumn
Clematis Guernsey Flute ('EviGsy153') (PBR)
Clematis Guernsey Flute ('EviGsy153') (PBR)
£34.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
damson Prune Damson
damson 'Prune Damson'
£34.99 - £119.99
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
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
peach Peregrine

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peach 'Peregrine'
£34.99 - £119.99
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
Cordyline Pink Passion ('Seipin') (PBR)
Cordyline Pink Passion ('Seipin') (PBR)
£34.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cordyline australis 'Southern Splendour'
Cordyline australis 'Southern Splendour'
£34.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Seedless dessert grape collection
seedless dessert grape collection
£34.99
1 × collection | 2 plants In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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
Cordyline Raspberry Festival (PBR)

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Cordyline 'Raspberry Festival' (PBR)
£34.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Cordyline Burgundy Festival (PBR)

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Cordyline 'Burgundy Festival' (PBR)
£34.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Designer allium bulb collection

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Designer allium collection
£17.50 - £35.01
1 × collection | 75 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 225 bulbs Delivered during September
Best white allium collection

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Best white allium collection
£17.50 - £35.01
1 × collection | 40 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 120 bulbs Delivered during September
Picture gallery tulip collection

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Picture gallery tulip collection
£17.50 - £35.01
1 × collection | 21 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs Delivered during September
Hydrangea arborescens Incrediball ('Abetwo') (PBR)
Hydrangea arborescens Strong Annabelle ('Abetwo') (PBR)
£35.75 - £109.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn
Scilla collection

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Scilla collection
£17.96 - £35.91
1 × collection | 80 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 240 bulbs Delivered during September
Candyfloss paeonia collection

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Candyfloss paeonia collection
£17.96 - £35.91
1 × collection | 2 bare roots Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE collections | 6 bare roots Delivered during October
Pink pouffe paeonia collection

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Pink pouffe paeonia collection
£17.96 - £35.91
1 × collection | 2 bare roots Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE collections | 6 bare roots Delivered during October
Ashley's repeat flowering tulip collection

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Ashley's repeat flowering tulip collection
£17.99 - £35.98
1 × collection | 21 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs Delivered during September
Pittosporum tenuifolium Variegatum
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Variegatum'
£36.99 - £89.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
10 litre pot | 40 - 60cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Phormium Platt's Black
Phormium 'Platt's Black'
£36.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Pittosporum tenuifolium Golf Ball (PBR)
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Golf Ball' (PBR)
£36.99 - £89.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
7.5 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Pittosporum tenuifolium Elizabeth
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Elizabeth'
£36.99 - £84.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Ilex aquifolium Alaska
Ilex aquifolium 'Alaska'
£36.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Marvellous muscari grape hyacinth collection

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Marvellous muscari grape hyacinth collection
£18.86 - £37.71
1 collection | 80 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 240 bulbs Delivered during September
Award winning rockery tulip greigii collection

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Award-winning rockery tulip collection
£18.85 - £37.71
1 × collection | 21 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs Delivered during September
Peach and plum tulip collection

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Peach & plum tulip collection
£18.85 - £37.71
1 × collection | 19 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 57 bulbs Delivered during September
Ilex × altaclerensis Golden King
Ilex × altaclerensis 'Golden King'
£37.99 - £89.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Pittosporum tobira Nanum
Pittosporum tobira 'Nanum'
£37.99 - £89.99
10 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall 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
Sweet and fragrant daffodil collection

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Sweet & fragrant daffodil collection
£19.30 - £38.61
1 × collection | 20 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 60 bulbs Delivered during September
Nougat tulip collection

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Nougat tulip collection
£19.30 - £38.61
1 × collection | 21 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs Delivered during September
Award-winning repeat flowering tulip collection

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Award-winning repeat flowering tulip collection
£19.30 - £38.61
1 × collection | 21 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs Delivered during September
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
Phormium Yellow Wave
Phormium 'Yellow Wave'
£38.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Phormium Jester
Phormium 'Jester'
£38.99
2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Royal tulip collection

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Royal tulip collection
£19.75 - £39.51
1 × collection | 21 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs Delivered during September
Bulbs for pots - Blues and pinks

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Bulbs for pots - Blues & pinks
£19.75 - £39.51
1 × collection | 37 bulbs Delivered during September
2 × collections | 124 bulbs Delivered during September
Bulbs for pots - Creams and yellows

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Bulbs for pots - Creams & yellows
£19.76 - £39.51
1 × collection | 27 bulbs Delivered during September
2 × collections | 74 bulbs Delivered during September
Spring fresh tulip collection

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Spring fresh tulip collection
£19.76 - £39.51
1 × collection | 21 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs Delivered during September
Cherry cream tulip collection

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Cherry cream tulip collection
£19.76 - £39.51
1 × collection | 21 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs Delivered during September
Award-winning spring carpet collection

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Award-winning spring carpet collection
£19.75 - £39.51
1 × collection | 107 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 321 bulbs Delivered during September
Award-winning paeonia collection

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Award-winning Paeonia collection
£19.76 - £39.51
1 × collection | 2 bare roots Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE collections | 6 bare roots Delivered during October
Coral ice paeonia collection

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Coral ice paeonia collection
£19.76 - £39.51
1 × collection | 2 bare roots Delivered during October
2 + 1 FREE collections | 6 bare roots Delivered during October
double pink mixed tulip collection

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Double pink mixed tulip collection
£19.76 - £39.51
1 × collection | 21 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs Delivered during September
New baroque tulip collection

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New Baroque tulip collection
£19.76 - £39.51
1 × collection | 17 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 51 bulbs Delivered during September
Tutti frutti tulip collection

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Tutti frutti tulip collection
£19.76 - £39.51
1 × collection | 21 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs Delivered during September
Bright repeat flowering tulip collection

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Bright repeat flowering tulip collection
£19.76 - £39.51
1 × collection | 21 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs Delivered during September
Giant tulip collection

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10% off

Giant tulip collection
£19.76 - £39.51
1 × collection | 21 bulbs Delivered during September
2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs Delivered during September

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