Plants For Clay Soil

Clay soil is usually rich in nutrients, but it can be hard to dig, and if it is very heavy, it can hold water for long periods of time. It may also take a long time to warm up in spring, which can slow down the new growth. If your clay soil is badly compacted, you can help improve the structure by digging in lots of sharp sand and composted organic matter.

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cherry Summer Sun

30% off

cherry 'Summer Sun'
£34.99 - £125.99
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 2m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
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
bare root | Colt root stock | ½ standard available to order from autumn
cherry Sunburst
cherry 'Sunburst'
£34.99 - £149.99
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 2m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
9 litre pot | G5 root stock | 1.8m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
bare root | G5 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | G5 | top worked at 70cm available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1m available to order from autumn
cherry Van
cherry 'Van'
£34.99 - £49.99
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
cobnut Kentish Cob
cobnut 'Kentish Cob'
£34.99 - £69.99
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
cobnut Rote Zellernuss
cobnut 'Rote Zellernuss'
£34.99 - £49.99
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
Crataegus persimilis Prunifolia
Crataegus persimilis 'Prunifolia'
£44.99 - £69.99
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Crataegus × lavalleei Carrierei
Crataegus × lavalleei 'Carrierei'
£89.99
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Crataegus × media Paul's Scarlet
Crataegus × media 'Paul's Scarlet'
£48.99 - £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
Crataegus × media Plena

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Crataegus × media 'Plena'
£39.99 - £90.99
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
Crataegus × media Punicea Flore Pleno
Crataegus × media 'Punicea Flore Pleno'
£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
Fagus sylvatica

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Fagus sylvatica
£34.99 - £164.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
20 litre pot | 1.75 - 2.0m tall available to order from autumn
gage Imperial Gage
gage 'Imperial Gage'
£34.99 - £49.99
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 2 - 2.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
Gleditsia triacanthos f. inermis Sunburst
Gleditsia triacanthos f. inermis 'Sunburst'
£79.99 - £139.99
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall available to order from autumn
Liquidambar styraciflua Worplesdon

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Liquidambar styraciflua 'Worplesdon'
£39.99 - £97.99
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m 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 | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
Magnolia Joli Pompon

30% off

Magnolia 'Joli Pompon'
£219.99 £153.99
12 litre pot | 2 - 2.2m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Magnolia Sunsation
Magnolia 'Sunsation'
£129.99
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Malus Cinderella ('Cinzam')
Malus Cinderella ('Cinzam')
£129.99
12 litre pot | top worked at 45cm tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Malus Pink Perfection
Malus 'Pink Perfection'
£29.99 - £79.99
9 litre pot | MM111 | 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
bare root | MM111 | 1.2 - 1.5m 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
medlar Nottingham
medlar 'Nottingham'
£34.99 - £49.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.5 - 1.8m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
Morus alba Pendula

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Morus alba 'Pendula'
£160.99 - £189.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
9 litre pot | 0.8 - 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
pear Beurré Hardy
pear 'Beurré Hardy'
£26.99 - £54.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
pear Conference

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pear 'Conference'
£34.99 - £109.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1 - 1.2m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | QE | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | QA root stock | 1m available to order from autumn
pear Doyenné du Comice

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pear 'Doyenné du Comice'
£34.99 - £124.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.5 - 1.8m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | QA root stock | 1m shipped within 2 weeks
bare root | QA root stock | 1.2m 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
plum Aprimira (miracot)
plum 'Aprimira' (miracot)
£89.99
12 litre pot | Wavit root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
plum Opal
plum 'Opal'
£34.99 - £169.99
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 2 - 2.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 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
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

30% off

Prunus 'Amanogawa'
£34.79 - £104.99
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

30% off

Prunus 'Kiku-shidare-zakura'
£39.99 - £90.99
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 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

30% off

Prunus serrula
£45.99 - £111.99
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

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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
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 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

30% off

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
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

30% off

Sorbus carmesina 'Emberglow'
£159.99 £111.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
Sorbus wardii

30% off

Sorbus wardii
£159.99 £111.99
12 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
walnut common
walnut (common)
£34.99 - £79.99
9 litre pot | regia | 1 - 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Acorus calamus Argenteostriatus
Acorus calamus 'Argenteostriatus'
£21.99 - £39.99
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
Cyperus papyrus
Cyperus papyrus
£21.99 - £42.99
1 litre aquatic pot Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
3 × 1 litre aquatic pots Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
3 litre aquatic pot Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
Eriophorum angustifolium
Eriophorum angustifolium
£21.99 - £39.99
1 litre aquatic pot Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
3 × 9cm pots Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
3 × 1 litre aquatic pots Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
Houttuynia cordata Chameleon
Houttuynia cordata 'Chameleon'
£21.99 - £49.99
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
5 litre aquatic pot Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
3 × 9cm pots available to order from summer
Isolepis cernua

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Isolepis cernua
£14.99 - £39.99
3 × 9cm pots Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
2 litre aquatic pot Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
3 × 1 litre aquatic pots Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
1 litre aquatic pot available to order from summer
3 litre aquatic pot available to order from summer
Mazus reptans
Mazus reptans
£21.99 - £39.99
1 litre aquatic pot Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
3 × 9cm pots Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
3 × 1 litre aquatic pots Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
3 litre aquatic pot available to order from summer
Mimulus cupreus Red Emperor
Mimulus cupreus 'Red Emperor'
£21.99 - £39.99
1 litre aquatic pot Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
3 × 9cm pots Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
3 × 1 litre aquatic pots Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
3 litre aquatic pot available to order from summer
Mimulus guttatus
Mimulus guttatus
£21.99 - £39.99
1 litre aquatic pot Delivery by trusted supplier within 1 week
3 × 9cm pots 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
Acer palmatum Atropurpureum

Up to 40%

Acer palmatum 'Atropurpureum'
£26.99 - £104.99
3 litre pot | 40cm tall | grafted shipped within 2 weeks
12 litre pot | 1.0m tall | grafted available to order from autumn
blackberry Oregon Thornless
blackberry 'Oregon Thornless'
£21.99 - £43.98
3 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
2 + 1 FREE 3 litre pots shipped within 2 weeks
Bulbine frutescens Yellow

New

Bulbine frutescens 'Yellow'
£9.99
1 litre pot 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
Clematis Kermesina
Clematis 'Kermesina'
£22.95
3 litre pot | 60cm cane shipped within 2 weeks
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
Clematis cirrhosa Ourika Valley
Clematis cirrhosa 'Ourika Valley'
£17.99 - £35.98
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 tangutica Helios

30% off

Clematis tangutica 'Helios'
£24.95 £17.46
3 litre pot | 60cm cane shipped within 2 weeks
Cryptomeria japonica Spiralis
Cryptomeria japonica 'Spiralis'
£24.99
3 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
Cupressus macrocarpa Wilma
Cupressus macrocarpa 'Wilma'
£15.99 - £29.99
1 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
Daphne odora Aureomarginata
Daphne odora 'Aureomarginata'
£34.99 - £84.99
1.5 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
3 × 1.5 litre pots shipped within 2 weeks
Escallonia Apple Blossom

40% off

Ficus carica 'Ronde de Bordeaux'
fig 'Ronde de Bordeaux'
£19.99 - £39.98
2 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall shipped within 2 weeks
2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots shipped within 2 weeks
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington dusky
Helleborus × hybridus Harvington dusky
£29.99 - £69.99
2 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
3 × 2 litre pots shipped within 2 weeks
Ilex aquifolium J.C. van Tol

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Ilex aquifolium 'J.C. van Tol'
£27.29 - £119.99
3 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
10 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Perovskia Blue Spire
Perovskia 'Blue Spire'
£7.99 - £89.99
9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
2 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks
6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × 2 litre pots shipped within 2 weeks
6 × 2 litre pots shipped within 2 weeks
Pittosporum tenuifolium Bannow Bay ('Breebay') (PBR)

30% off

plum Marjorie's Seedling

30% off

plum 'Marjorie's Seedling'
£34.99 - £164.99
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
potato Maris Piper
potato 'Maris Piper'
£3.49 - £8.99
5 × seed potatoes shipped within 2 weeks
10 + 5 FREE seed potatoes shipped within 2 weeks
2kg bag | seed potatoes available to order from winter
Prunus Tiltstone Hellfire

30% off

Prunus 'Tiltstone Hellfire'
£159.99 £111.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall shipped within 2 weeks
Taxus baccata Repandens
Taxus baccata 'Repandens'
£29.99
2 litre pot shipped within 2 weeks

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